Jordan vs Viet Nam: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Jordan
10.6%
in 2024
Viet Nam
10.5%
in 2024
Jordan rank
30th
Viet Nam rank
32nd
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Jordan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 10.6% against 10.5% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Jordan or Viet Nam?
- Jordan, at 10.6% against 10.5% in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Jordan and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Viet Nam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Viet Nam rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Jordan ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 163 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 children 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
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.