This is a list of countries by obesity rate.
The data is from the World Health Organization. [1]
Rank | Country | Percentage Of Adults With Obesity (BMI≥30) |
---|---|---|
1 | Mexico - VD | 70.54 |
2 | Nauru | 70.18 |
3 | Tuvalu | 63.93 |
4 | Samoa | 61.24 |
5 | Bahamas | 47.61 |
6 | Marshall Islands | 47.29 |
7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.62 |
8 | Kiribati | 46.19 |
9 | Micronesia | 45.6 |
10 | Kuwait | 45.36 |
11 | Qatar | 43.76 |
12 | Egypt | 42.99 |
13 | United States of America | 42.87 |
14 | Palau | 42.2 |
15 | Belize | 41.91 |
16 | Saudi Arabia | 41.11 |
17 | Chile | 39.52 |
18 | Georgia | 38.94 |
19 | Romania | 38.24 |
20 | Barbados | 38.23 |
21 | Iraq | 37.36 |
22 | Bahrain | 37.19 |
23 | Hungary | 36.4 |
24 | Libya | 36.15 |
25 | Mexico | 36.09 |
26 | Panama | 36.08 |
27 | Argentina | 36.03 |
28 | Croatia | 35.65 |
29 | Jordan | 35.61 |
30 | Uruguay | 34.67 |
31 | Malta | 34.62 |
32 | Turkey | 34.26 |
33 | New Zealand | 34.25 |
34 | Jamaica | 34.18 |
35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.06 |
36 | Saint Lucia | 33.93 |
37 | Fiji | 33.84 |
38 | Greece | 33.68 |
39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.57 |
40 | State Of Palestine | 32.82 |
41 | Nicaragua | 32.42 |
42 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.38 |
43 | Paraguay | 32.08 |
44 | Costa Rica | 31.97 |
45 | Australia | 31.82 |
46 | United Arab Emirates | 31.55 |
47 | Dominica | 31.5 |
48 | Poland | 31.41 |
49 | Czechia | 31.3 |
50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.18 |
51 | Lithuania | 31.14 |
52 | Lebanon | 31.07 |
53 | Ireland | 30.84 |
54 | North Macedonia | 30.65 |
55 | Grenada | 30.49 |
56 | Slovakia | 30.28 |
57 | Seychelles | 30.27 |
58 | Oman | 30.19 |
59 | South Africa | 30.03 |
60 | El Salvador | 29.89 |
61 | Latvia | 29.81 |
62 | Ukraine | 29.2 |
63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.15 |
64 | Dominican Republic | 29.12 |
65 | Suriname | 28.98 |
66 | Brazil | 28.76 |
67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 28.71 |
68 | Honduras | 28.54 |
69 | Uzbekistan | 28.52 |
70 | Tunisia | 28.26 |
71 | Russian Federation | 28.05 |
72 | Guyana | 28 |
73 | Armenia | 27.87 |
74 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.8 |
75 | Azerbaijan | 27.5 |
76 | Canada | 27.32 |
77 | Eswatini | 27.31 |
78 | Peru | 27.18 |
79 | Portugal | 27.06 |
80 | Ecuador | 26.98 |
81 | Estonia | 26.67 |
82 | Albania | 26.58 |
83 | Belarus | 26.55 |
84 | Serbia | 26.05 |
85 | Republic of Moldova | 25.65 |
86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.47 |
87 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25.26 |
88 | Guatemala | 25.2 |
89 | Cyprus | 25.11 |
90 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.41 |
91 | Algeria | 24.25 |
92 | Bulgaria | 24.25 |
93 | Germany | 24.16 |
94 | Mongolia | 23.99 |
95 | Colombia | 23.85 |
96 | Finland | 23.7 |
97 | Cuba | 23.54 |
98 | Israel | 23.39 |
99 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22.84 |
100 | Iceland | 22.59 |
101 | Malaysia | 22.4 |
102 | Slovenia | 22.2 |
103 | Morocco | 22.13 |
104 | Belgium | 22 |
105 | Pakistan | 21.85 |
106 | Solomon Islands | 21.63 |
107 | Italy | 21.55 |
108 | Montenegro | 21.05 |
109 | Mauritania | 20.84 |
110 | Tajikistan | 20.81 |
111 | Andorra | 20.47 |
112 | Luxembourg | 20.21 |
113 | Turkmenistan | 20.16 |
114 | Papua New Guinea | 20.12 |
115 | Gabon | 20 |
116 | Vanuatu | 19.95 |
117 | Norway | 19.77 |
118 | Mauritius | 19.47 |
119 | Kazakhstan | 19.34 |
120 | Lesotho | 19.29 |
121 | Spain | 19.17 |
122 | Afghanistan | 17.59 |
123 | Maldives | 17.57 |
124 | Botswana | 17.46 |
125 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.16 |
126 | Austria | 17.04 |
127 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16.91 |
128 | Sweden | 16.41 |
129 | Liberia | 16.21 |
130 | Comoros | 15.55 |
131 | Sudan | 15.5 |
132 | Namibia | 15.29 |
133 | Cabo Verde | 15.09 |
134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.04 |
135 | Thailand | 14.51 |
136 | Denmark | 14.3 |
137 | Switzerland | 13.74 |
138 | Singapore | 13.54 |
139 | Cameroon | 13.35 |
140 | Gambia | 13.22 |
141 | Somalia | 12.7 |
142 | Zimbabwe | 12.43 |
143 | Ghana | 12.11 |
144 | Bhutan | 11.98 |
145 | Yemen | 11.56 |
146 | Indonesia | 11.5 |
147 | Tanzania | 11.39 |
148 | Kenya | 11.04 |
149 | France | 10.92 |
150 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10.87 |
151 | Djibouti | 10.87 |
152 | Nigeria | 10.84 |
153 | Sri Lanka | 10.61 |
154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.59 |
155 | Angola | 10.54 |
156 | Togo | 10.45 |
157 | Haiti | 10.23 |
158 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.08 |
159 | Mali | 9.95 |
160 | Benin | 9.89 |
161 | Zambia | 9.42 |
162 | Mozambique | 8.78 |
163 | Philippines | 8.74 |
164 | Senegal | 8.68 |
165 | Guinea | 8.29 |
166 | China | 8.21 |
167 | South Sudan | 7.98 |
168 | Congo | 7.96 |
169 | Laos | 7.76 |
170 | Central African Republic | 7.67 |
171 | Myanmar | 7.54 |
172 | India | 7.21 |
173 | Uganda | 6.88 |
174 | South Korea | 6.73 |
175 | Nepal | 6.58 |
176 | Sierra Leone | 6.48 |
177 | Malawi | 6.37 |
178 | Burkina Faso | 6.1 |
179 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.76 |
180 | Chad | 5.71 |
181 | Niger | 5.33 |
182 | Bangladesh | 5.29 |
183 | Japan | 4.94 |
184 | Rwanda | 4.57 |
185 | Burundi | 4.53 |
186 | Cambodia | 4.39 |
187 | Eritrea | 4.2 |
188 | Madagascar | 3.85 |
189 | Ethiopia | 2.41 |
190 | Timor-Leste | 2.25 |
191 | Viet Nam | 2.08 |
~ | Monaco | UNKNOWN |
~ | San Marino | UNKNOWN |
~ | Holy See | UNKNOWN |
~ | Liechtenstein | UNKNOWN |
The following data is from the World Obesity Federation's Global Obesity Observatory and world factbook details. These data are referenced from NCD Risk Factor collaboration and UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group Joint Malnutrition Estimates for the referenced time frame till 9 August 2024 and considering the average of obesity in men, women, boys and girls. [2]
Country | 2024 [2] | 2016 [3] |
---|---|---|
Cook Islands | 52.6 | 55.9 |
Niue | 51.0 | 50.0 |
Tonga | 49.7 | 48.2 |
Palau | 42.9 | 55.3 |
United States | 42.7 | 42.1 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 42.5 | 18.9 |
Tuvalu | 42.2 | 51.6 |
Samoa | 40.5 | 47.3 |
Federated States of Micronesia | 38.6 | 45.9 |
Nauru | 37.4 | 71.7 |
Kuwait | 34.4 | 37.9 |
Bahamas | 32.1 | 31.6 |
Qatar | 31.4 | 35.1 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29.8 | 22.9 |
Bahrain | 27.8 | 29.8 |
Mexico | 27.5 | 28.9 |
Belize | 26.4 | 24.1 |
Kiribati | 26.0 | 46.0 |
Egypt | 24.9 | 32.0 |
Libya | 24.2 | 32.5 |
Chile | 24.2 | 28.0 |
Barbados | 23.8 | 23.1 |
Republic of Korea | 23.4 | 4.7 |
Brunei | 23.2 | 14.1 |
New Zealand | 23.1 | 30.8 |
Panama | 23.1 | 22.7 |
Moldova | 22.7 | 18.9 |
United Arab Emirates | 22.3 | 31.7 |
Georgia | 22.3 | 21.7 |
Honduras | 22.1 | 21.4 |
Seychelles | 22.1 | 14.0 |
Jordan | 22.0 | 35.5 |
Oman | 21.9 | 27.0 |
Malta | 21.8 | 28.9 |
United Kingdom | 21.7 | 27.8 |
Nicaragua | 20.9 | 23.7 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 20.9 | 18.6 |
Azerbaijan | 20.6 | 19.9 |
Marshall Islands | 20.5 | 52.9 |
Finland | 20.5 | 22.2 |
Iraq | 20.3 | 30.4 |
Argentina | 20.2 | 28.3 |
Ecuador | 20.2 | 19.9 |
Saint Lucia | 20.2 | 19.7 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.1 | 23.7 |
Australia | 19.9 | 29.0 |
Costa Rica | 19.6 | 25.7 |
Peru | 19.3 | 19.7 |
Fiji | 19.2 | 30.2 |
Croatia | 19.0 | 24.4 |
Russia | 19.0 | 23.1 |
Belarus | 18.9 | 24.5 |
Hungary | 18.8 | 26.4 |
Jamaica | 18.7 | 24.7 |
Iran | 17.8 | 25.8 |
El Salvador | 17.7 | 24.6 |
Canada | 17.5 | 29.4 |
Brazil | 17.5 | 22.1 |
Cyprus | 17.2 | 21.8 |
Malaysia | 17.1 | 15.6 |
Uruguay | 17.0 | 27.9 |
Greece | 16.9 | 24.9 |
Lebanon | 16.5 | 32.0 |
Luxembourg | 16.5 | 22.6 |
Grenada | 16.4 | 21.3 |
Poland | 16.3 | 23.1 |
Suriname | 16.2 | 26.4 |
South Africa | 16.0 | 28.3 |
Armenia | 16.0 | 20.2 |
Estonia | 15.9 | 21.2 |
Cuba | 15.8 | 24.6 |
Saudi Arabia | 15.6 | 35.4 |
Turkey | 15.6 | 32.1 |
Paraguay | 15.6 | 20.3 |
Uzbekistan | 15.6 | 16.6 |
Bolivia | 15.5 | 20.2 |
Latvia | 15.4 | 23.6 |
Kazakhstan | 15.2 | 21.0 |
Somalia | 15.1 | 8.3 |
Slovakia | 15.0 | 20.5 |
Dominica | 14.9 | 27.9 |
Colombia | 14.9 | 22.3 |
Serbia | 14.8 | 21.5 |
Portugal | 14.8 | 20.8 |
Germany | 14.7 | 22.3 |
Ireland | 14.6 | 25.3 |
Albania | 14.6 | 21.7 |
Cape Verde | 14.6 | 11.8 |
Czech Republic | 14.2 | 26.0 |
Guyana | 14.1 | 20.2 |
Guatemala | 14.0 | 21.2 |
Spain | 13.8 | 23.8 |
Mauritius | 13.8 | 10.8 |
Andorra | 13.7 | 25.6 |
Bulgaria | 13.7 | 25.0 |
Iceland | 13.7 | 21.9 |
Dominican Republic | 13.6 | 27.6 |
Venezuela | 13.5 | 25.6 |
Ukraine | 13.5 | 24.1 |
Austria | 13.2 | 20.1 |
Kyrgyzstan | 13.2 | 16.6 |
Lithuania | 13.0 | 26.3 |
Montenegro | 13.0 | 23.3 |
Sweden | 13.0 | 20.6 |
North Macedonia | 12.9 | 22.4 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.8 | 17.9 |
Algeria | 12.7 | 27.4 |
Slovenia | 12.6 | 20.2 |
Syria | 12.5 | 27.8 |
Romania | 12.5 | 22.5 |
Sudan | 12.2 | 6.6 |
Israel | 12.0 | 26.1 |
Eswatini | 11.8 | 16.5 |
Maldives | 11.7 | 8.6 |
Morocco | 11.5 | 26.1 |
Lesotho | 11.4 | 16.6 |
Haiti | 11.2 | 22.7 |
Denmark | 11.1 | 19.7 |
France | 10.7 | 21.6 |
Mauritania | 10.4 | 12.7 |
Gabon | 10.2 | 15.0 |
Afghanistan | 10.0 | 5.5 |
Mongolia | 9.9 | 20.6 |
Italy | 9.9 | 19.9 |
Central African Republic | 9.8 | 7.5 |
Belgium | 9.7 | 22.1 |
Netherlands | 9.7 | 20.4 |
Guinea-Bissau | ? | 9.5 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.4 | 12.4 |
Pakistan | 9.2 | 8.6 |
Tunisia | 9.1 | 26.9 |
Turkmenistan | 9.1 | 18.6 |
Gambia | 9.1 | 10.3 |
Nigeria | 8.8 | 8.9 |
Mali | 8.7 | 8.6 |
Comoros | 8.7 | 7.8 |
Vanuatu | 8.6 | 25.2 |
Botswana | 8.6 | 18.9 |
Equatorial Guinea | 8.6 | 8.0 |
Guinea | 8.4 | 7.7 |
Norway | 8.3 | 23.1 |
Switzerland | 8.3 | 19.5 |
Singapore | 8.1 | 6.1 |
Solomon Islands | 7.8 | 22.5 |
Thailand | 7.8 | 10.0 |
Ghana | 7.7 | 10.9 |
Zimbabwe | 7.6 | 15.5 |
Tanzania | 7.6 | 8.4 |
Malawi | 7.6 | 5.8 |
Tajikistan | 7.0 | 14.2 |
Papua New Guinea | 6.9 | 21.3 |
Sri Lanka | 6.9 | 5.2 |
Liberia | 6.8 | 9.9 |
North Korea | ? | 6.8 |
Bhutan | 6.8 | 6.4 |
Angola | 6.7 | 8.2 |
Philippines | 6.7 | 6.4 |
Ivory Coast | 6.6 | 10.3 |
South Sudan | ? | 6.6 |
Cameroon | 6.5 | 11.4 |
Indonesia | 6.1 | 6.9 |
China | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Kenya | 6.0 | 7.1 |
Chad | 5.5 | 6.1 |
Mozambique | 5.4 | 7.2 |
Burkina Faso | 5.1 | 5.6 |
Niger | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Namibia | 5.0 | 17.2 |
Uganda | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Djibouti | 4.9 | 13.5 |
Benin | 4.6 | 9.6 |
Rwanda | 4.4 | 5.8 |
Togo | 4.3 | 8.4 |
Japan | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Yemen | 4.1 | 17.1 |
Zambia | 3.9 | 8.1 |
Nepal | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Ethiopia | 3.6 | 4.5 |
Vietnam | 3.6 | 2.1 |
Laos | 3.5 | 5.3 |
Eritrea | 3.5 | 5.0 |
Senegal | 3.4 | 8.8 |
Sierra Leone | 3.4 | 8.7 |
Myanmar | 3.3 | 5.8 |
Bangladesh | 3.3 | 3.6 |
India | 3.1 | 3.9 |
Madagascar | 2.7 | 5.3 |
Cambodia | 2.5 | 3.9 |
Republic of the Congo | 2.3 | 9.6 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.3 | 6.7 |
Burundi | 1.7 | 5.4 |
Timor-Leste | 1.0 | 3.8 |
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