Health
Obesity Rate by Country
Rank countries by the share of adults with a BMI of 30 or more (%), World Health Organization.
All RankingsObesity Rate by Country
191 countries| Rank | Country | Obesity% of adults |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 73.8% |
| 2 | Nauru | 71.4% |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 65.1% |
| 4 | Samoa | 64.3% |
| 5 | Micronesia | 48.7% |
| 6 | Bahamas | 48.3% |
| 7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.7% |
| 8 | Kiribati | 45.6% |
| 9 | Egypt | 43.9% |
| 10 | Belize | 43.4% |
| 11 | Qatar | 42.0% |
| 12 | Marshall Islands | 42.0% |
| 13 | United States of America | 41.0% |
| 14 | Palau | 40.5% |
| 15 | Chile | 40.5% |
| 16 | Kuwait | 40.4% |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 40.1% |
| 18 | Iraq | 39.7% |
| 19 | Barbados | 39.4% |
| 20 | Fiji | 39.0% |
| 21 | Panama | 37.7% |
| 22 | Palestine | 37.4% |
| 23 | Mexico | 37.4% |
| 24 | Argentina | 37.2% |
| 25 | Brunei | 37.1% |
| 26 | Georgia | 35.7% |
| 27 | Jordan | 35.4% |
| 28 | Jamaica | 35.2% |
| 29 | Uruguay | 35.0% |
| 30 | Bahrain | 34.9% |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 34.9% |
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 34.8% |
| 33 | Paraguay | 34.7% |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.6% |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.6% |
| 36 | New Zealand | 34.0% |
| 37 | Seychelles | 33.9% |
| 38 | Libya | 33.7% |
| 39 | Syria | 33.0% |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 32.7% |
| 41 | Dominica | 32.5% |
| 42 | Romania | 32.4% |
| 43 | El Salvador | 32.2% |
| 44 | South Africa | 31.8% |
| 45 | Honduras | 31.8% |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 31.6% |
| 47 | Grenada | 31.5% |
| 48 | Hungary | 31.4% |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 31.2% |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.9% |
| 51 | Suriname | 30.8% |
| 52 | Croatia | 30.8% |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 30.8% |
| 54 | Lebanon | 30.7% |
| 55 | Malta | 30.6% |
| 56 | Australia | 30.6% |
| 57 | Oman | 30.5% |
| 58 | Brazil | 30.1% |
| 59 | Guyana | 30.1% |
| 60 | Bolivia | 29.7% |
| 61 | Eswatini | 29.6% |
| 62 | Peru | 29.2% |
| 63 | Ecuador | 28.9% |
| 64 | Turkey | 28.8% |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 28.0% |
| 66 | Guatemala | 28.0% |
| 67 | Ireland | 27.9% |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 27.6% |
| 69 | Greece | 27.4% |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 27.4% |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 26.8% |
| 72 | Czech Republic | 26.3% |
| 73 | Slovakia | 26.1% |
| 74 | Tunisia | 26.1% |
| 75 | Canada | 26.0% |
| 76 | Mongolia | 25.1% |
| 77 | Armenia | 25.0% |
| 78 | Colombia | 24.9% |
| 79 | Iran | 24.6% |
| 80 | Pakistan | 24.5% |
| 81 | Finland | 24.2% |
| 82 | Albania | 24.1% |
| 83 | Mauritania | 24.1% |
| 84 | Algeria | 23.6% |
| 85 | Malaysia | 23.3% |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 23.1% |
| 87 | Venezuela | 23.0% |
| 88 | Cuba | 23.0% |
| 89 | Ukraine | 22.8% |
| 90 | Gabon | 22.7% |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 22.6% |
| 92 | Latvia | 22.3% |
| 93 | Moldova | 22.3% |
| 94 | Israel | 22.2% |
| 95 | Lesotho | 22.2% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 22.2% |
| 97 | Iceland | 22.2% |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.0% |
| 99 | Serbia | 21.8% |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 21.8% |
| 101 | Poland | 21.8% |
| 102 | Cyprus | 21.6% |
| 103 | Morocco | 21.6% |
| 104 | Lithuania | 21.3% |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% |
| 106 | Mauritius | 21.1% |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.0% |
| 108 | Belgium | 20.9% |
| 109 | Belarus | 20.6% |
| 110 | Germany | 20.6% |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 20.6% |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 20.3% |
| 113 | Estonia | 20.3% |
| 114 | Norway | 20.2% |
| 115 | Botswana | 19.8% |
| 116 | Slovenia | 19.8% |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.2% |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 19.1% |
| 119 | Namibia | 18.3% |
| 120 | Portugal | 18.1% |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.9% |
| 122 | Maldives | 17.9% |
| 123 | Sudan | 17.8% |
| 124 | Liberia | 17.8% |
| 125 | Russia | 17.6% |
| 126 | Sweden | 17.5% |
| 127 | Andorra | 17.1% |
| 128 | Montenegro | 17.1% |
| 129 | Singapore | 17.0% |
| 130 | Comoros | 16.8% |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 16.7% |
| 132 | Austria | 16.5% |
| 133 | Thailand | 16.4% |
| 134 | Cameroon | 16.0% |
| 135 | Spain | 15.3% |
| 136 | Somalia | 14.9% |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 14.7% |
| 138 | Netherlands | 14.7% |
| 139 | Ghana | 14.6% |
| 140 | Denmark | 14.3% |
| 141 | Italy | 14.0% |
| 142 | Nigeria | 13.7% |
| 143 | Togo | 13.4% |
| 144 | Yemen | 13.3% |
| 145 | Mali | 13.3% |
| 146 | Bhutan | 13.1% |
| 147 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.8% |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% |
| 149 | Angola | 12.7% |
| 150 | Gambia | 12.4% |
| 151 | Benin | 12.3% |
| 152 | Congo | 12.2% |
| 153 | North Korea | 12.0% |
| 154 | Indonesia | 11.8% |
| 155 | Djibouti | 11.7% |
| 156 | Senegal | 11.6% |
| 157 | Zambia | 11.6% |
| 158 | Tanzania | 11.5% |
| 159 | Switzerland | 11.3% |
| 160 | Kenya | 11.3% |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% |
| 162 | France | 11.2% |
| 163 | Haiti | 11.1% |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 10.9% |
| 165 | Mozambique | 10.7% |
| 166 | Guinea | 10.6% |
| 167 | Philippines | 9.6% |
| 168 | Uganda | 9.5% |
| 169 | China | 9.3% |
| 170 | Laos | 9.2% |
| 171 | South Sudan | 8.9% |
| 172 | South Korea | 8.4% |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 8.2% |
| 174 | Myanmar | 8.1% |
| 175 | India | 8.0% |
| 176 | Malawi | 8.0% |
| 177 | Nepal | 8.0% |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | 7.7% |
| 179 | Chad | 7.4% |
| 180 | Niger | 6.8% |
| 181 | DR Congo | 6.7% |
| 182 | Japan | 5.9% |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 5.8% |
| 184 | Rwanda | 5.6% |
| 185 | Burundi | 5.2% |
| 186 | Cambodia | 4.9% |
| 187 | Madagascar | 4.5% |
| 188 | Eritrea | 4.3% |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 3.6% |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 2.9% |
| 191 | Vietnam | 2.4% |