Canada vs Jordan: Share of overweight men vs. women
Canada
63.7%
in 2024
Jordan
64.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
63rd
Jordan rank
60th
Share of overweight men vs. women over time
- Canada
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 64.2% against 63.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 63rd and Jordan ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.8% | 49.3% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 58.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 64.7% | 1.1% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 67.0% | 2.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 65.0% | 1.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of overweight men vs. women, Canada or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 64.2% against 63.7% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of overweight men vs. women between Canada and Jordan?
- 0.5%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Jordan rank globally for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Canada ranks 63rd and Jordan ranks 60th of 199 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 Share of overweight men vs. women. 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.