Jordan vs Palau: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Jordan
1.2%
in 2014
Palau
1.0%
in 2014
Jordan rank
184th
Palau rank
187th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Jordan
- Palau
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 184th and Palau ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Jordan or Palau?
- Jordan, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Jordan and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Jordan and Palau rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Jordan ranks 184th and Palau ranks 187th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.