Jordan vs Palau: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Jordan
29.8
in 2016
Palau
29.6
in 2016
Jordan rank
16th
Palau rank
18th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Jordan
- Palau
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 29.8 against 29.6 in Palau, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Palau ahead.
Jordan ranks 16th and Palau ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7 | 27.8 | 1.1 | Palau |
| 1980s | 27.51 | 28.55 | 1.04 | Palau |
| 1990s | 28.63 | 29.34 | 0.71 | Palau |
| 2000s | 29.28 | 29.56 | 0.28 | Palau |
| 2010s | 29.63 | 29.6 | 0.0286 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Jordan or Palau?
- Jordan, at 29.8 against 29.6 in Palau as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Jordan and Palau?
- 0.2, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palau?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Jordan and Palau rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Jordan ranks 16th and Palau ranks 18th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.