Ecuador vs Jordan: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Ecuador
70.3%
in 2024
Jordan
70.3%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
49th
Jordan rank
50th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Ecuador
- Jordan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 70.3% against 70.3% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Jordan ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.6% | 61.5% | 13.9% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 67.6% | 12.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 72.1% | 11.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 72.8% | 6.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 71.0% | 1.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Ecuador or Jordan?
- Ecuador, at 70.3% against 70.3% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Ecuador and Jordan?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Jordan rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Jordan ranks 50th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are 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
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.