Eswatini vs Jordan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Eswatini
10.2%
in 2024
Jordan
10.6%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
34th
Jordan rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Eswatini
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 10.6% against 10.2% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 34th and Jordan ranks 31st of 163 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 5.3% | 6.8% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.4% | 3.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 0.9% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Eswatini or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 10.6% against 10.2% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Eswatini and Jordan?
- 0.4%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Jordan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Jordan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Eswatini ranks 34th and Jordan ranks 31st of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.