Statizoid

Jordan vs Seychelles: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Jordan
10.6%
in 2024
Seychelles
10.9%
in 2024
Jordan rank
30th
Seychelles rank
27th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

  • Jordan
  • Seychelles
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in Jordan, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 30th and Seychelles ranks 27th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
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Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.