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Countries by adult obesity rate, age-standardized

American Samoa had the highest adult obesity rate, age-standardized of 199 countries in 2013, at 72.7%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 19.2%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest72.7American Samoa
Lowest0.9Vietnam
Median19.2199 countries

Map of countries, 2013

United Arab Emirates: 31.4 %Afghanistan: 11 %Antigua and Barbuda: 27.4 %Albania: 18.3 %Armenia: 20.3 %Angola: 8.7 %Argentina: 27.1 %Austria: 14.4 %Australia: 26.2 %Azerbaijan: 21.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17.9 %Bangladesh: 2.8 %Belgium: 18 %Burkina Faso: 3.9 %Bulgaria: 18.2 %Burundi: 3.1 %Benin: 8.3 %Brunei: 25 %Bolivia: 21.6 %Brazil: 20 %Bahamas: 40.5 %Bhutan: 7.5 %Botswana: 15.1 %Belarus: 21.7 %Belize: 35.9 %Canada: 24.8 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4.3 %Central African Republic: 6.3 %Republic of the Congo: 8.4 %Switzerland: 10.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 8.3 %Chile: 30.4 %Cameroon: 12 %China: 4.7 %Colombia: 18.8 %Costa Rica: 25.7 %Cuba: 16.8 %Cape Verde: 11.5 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 22.4 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 7.4 %Denmark: 12.8 %Dominican Republic: 23.1 %Algeria: 19.2 %Ecuador: 21.1 %Estonia: 20.8 %Egypt: 38.3 %Eritrea: 2.4 %Spain: 19.9 %Ethiopia: 1.5 %Finland: 19.8 %Fiji: 30.2 %France: 12.7 %Gabon: 16.1 %United Kingdom: 25.2 %Georgia: 27.7 %Ghana: 10.4 %Greenland: 23.5 %Gambia: 7.9 %Guinea: 6 %Equatorial Guinea: 14.3 %Greece: 24.6 %Guatemala: 20.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 8 %Guyana: 22 %Honduras: 23.6 %Croatia: 23.8 %Haiti: 8.2 %Hungary: 25.9 %Indonesia: 5.9 %Ireland: 25.1 %Israel: 22.6 %India: 4.3 %Iraq: 35.1 %Iran: 20.6 %Iceland: 19.2 %Italy: 15.6 %Jamaica: 27.2 %Jordan: 36.2 %Japan: 4 %Kenya: 7.8 %Kyrgyzstan: 15 %Cambodia: 2.4 %Kiribati: 43.3 %North Korea: 7 %South Korea: 4.3 %Kuwait: 40.7 %Kazakhstan: 16.7 %Laos: 5 %Lebanon: 27.2 %Sri Lanka: 6.2 %Liberia: 8.7 %Lesotho: 16.8 %Lithuania: 22 %Luxembourg: 18.2 %Latvia: 21.6 %Libya: 31.5 %Morocco: 17.2 %Moldova: 23.4 %Montenegro: 14.9 %Madagascar: 2.4 %North Macedonia: 22.9 %Mali: 7.9 %Myanmar: 5.4 %Mongolia: 17.8 %Mauritania: 17.7 %Mauritius: 16.8 %Malawi: 4.7 %Mexico: 30.1 %Malaysia: 16.6 %Mozambique: 6.4 %Namibia: 14.5 %Niger: 4 %Nigeria: 9.1 %Nicaragua: 28.3 %Netherlands: 13.9 %Norway: 17 %Nepal: 3.8 %New Zealand: 29.8 %Oman: 25.4 %Panama: 27.7 %Peru: 19.4 %French Polynesia: 43.7 %Papua New Guinea: 22.9 %Philippines: 6.1 %Pakistan: 13.6 %Poland: 21.3 %Puerto Rico: 35.3 %Palestine: 34.9 %Portugal: 19 %Palau: 39.2 %Paraguay: 25.7 %Qatar: 36.8 %Romania: 22.7 %Serbia: 18.5 %Russia: 20 %Rwanda: 2.7 %Saudi Arabia: 35.7 %Solomon Islands: 18.5 %Sudan: 11.8 %Sweden: 15.2 %Singapore: 8.9 %Slovenia: 16.4 %Slovakia: 21.1 %Sierra Leone: 5.9 %Senegal: 7.6 %Somalia: 9.9 %Suriname: 23.7 %South Sudan: 5.5 %El Salvador: 25.9 %Syria: 29.6 %Eswatini: 23.5 %Chad: 4.6 %Togo: 7.6 %Thailand: 9.6 %Tajikistan: 16.8 %Timor-Leste: 1.4 %Turkmenistan: 17.4 %Tunisia: 22.4 %Türkiye: 29.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 25.8 %Tanzania: 7.2 %Ukraine: 22.5 %Uganda: 4.9 %United States: 37.3 %Uruguay: 25.8 %Uzbekistan: 21.5 %Venezuela: 22.8 %Vietnam: 0.9 %Vanuatu: 18.8 %Samoa: 56.6 %Yemen: 9.5 %South Africa: 28.8 %Zambia: 7.2 %Zimbabwe: 10.4 %
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%, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2013

American Samoa: 72.7 %American Samoa72.7Nauru: 68 %Nauru68Tokelau: 65.8 %Tokelau65.8Cook Islands: 64 %Cook Islands64Tonga: 64 %Tonga64Niue: 61.6 %Niue61.6Tuvalu: 59.6 %Tuvalu59.6Samoa: 56.6 %Samoa56.6French Polynesia: 43.7 %French Polynesia43.7Micronesia: 43.4 %Micronesia43.4Kiribati: 43.3 %Kiribati43.3Kuwait: 40.7 %Kuwait40.7Marshall Islands: 40.6 %Marshall Islands40.6Bahamas: 40.5 %Bahamas40.5Saint Kitts and Nevis: 39.6 %Saint Kitts and Nevis39.6Palau: 39.2 %Palau39.2Egypt: 38.3 %Egypt38.3United States: 37.3 %United States37.3Qatar: 36.8 %Qatar36.8Jordan: 36.2 %Jordan36.2Belize: 35.9 %Belize35.9Saudi Arabia: 35.7 %Saudi Arabia35.7Puerto Rico: 35.3 %Puerto Rico35.3Iraq: 35.1 %Iraq35.1Palestine: 34.9 %Palestine34.9Bahrain: 32 %Bahrain32Barbados: 31.6 %Barbados31.6Libya: 31.5 %Libya31.5United Arab Emirates: 31.4 %United Arab Emirates31.4Malta: 30.6 %Malta30.6Chile: 30.4 %Chile30.4Fiji: 30.2 %Fiji30.2Mexico: 30.1 %Mexico30.1New Zealand: 29.8 %New Zealand29.8Syria: 29.6 %Syria29.6Türkiye: 29.3 %Türkiye29.3South Africa: 28.8 %South Africa28.8Nicaragua: 28.3 %Nicaragua28.3Panama: 27.7 %Panama27.7Georgia: 27.7 %Georgia27.7American Samoa: 72.7 %American Samoa72.7Nauru: 68 %Nauru68Tokelau: 65.8 %Tokelau65.8Cook Islands: 64 %Cook Islands64Tonga: 64 %Tonga64Niue: 61.6 %Niue61.6Tuvalu: 59.6 %Tuvalu59.6Samoa: 56.6 %Samoa56.6French Polynesia: 43.7 %French Polynesia43.7Micronesia: 43.4 %Micronesia43.4Kiribati: 43.3 %Kiribati43.3Kuwait: 40.7 %Kuwait40.7Marshall Islands: 40.6 %Marshall Islands40.6Bahamas: 40.5 %Bahamas40.5Saint Kitts and Nevis: 39.6 %Saint Kitts and Nevis39.6Palau: 39.2 %Palau39.2Egypt: 38.3 %Egypt38.3United States: 37.3 %United States37.3Qatar: 36.8 %Qatar36.8Jordan: 36.2 %Jordan36.2Belize: 35.9 %Belize35.9Saudi Arabia: 35.7 %Saudi Arabia35.7Puerto Rico: 35.3 %Puerto Rico35.3Iraq: 35.1 %Iraq35.1Palestine: 34.9 %Palestine34.9Bahrain: 32 %Bahrain32Barbados: 31.6 %Barbados31.6Libya: 31.5 %Libya31.5United Arab Emirates: 31.4 %United Arab Emirates31.4Malta: 30.6 %Malta30.6Chile: 30.4 %Chile30.4Fiji: 30.2 %Fiji30.2Mexico: 30.1 %Mexico30.1New Zealand: 29.8 %New Zealand29.8Syria: 29.6 %Syria29.6Türkiye: 29.3 %Türkiye29.3South Africa: 28.8 %South Africa28.8Nicaragua: 28.3 %Nicaragua28.3Panama: 27.7 %Panama27.7Georgia: 27.7 %Georgia27.7
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013 (%)Change on 2012
1American Samoa72.7+0.3 pts
2Nauru68+0.3 pts
3Tokelau65.8+0.5 pts
4Cook Islands64+0.8 pts
5Tonga64+0.9 pts
6Niue61.6+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu59.6+0.5 pts
8Samoa56.6+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia43.7+0.5 pts
10Micronesia43.4+0.5 pts
11Kiribati43.3+0.3 pts
12Kuwait40.7+0.1 pts
13Marshall Islands40.6+0.2 pts
14Bahamas40.5+0.8 pts
15Saint Kitts and Nevis39.6+0.7 pts
16Palau39.2+0.1 pts
17Egypt38.3+0.7 pts
18United States37.3+0.5 pts
19Qatar36.8+0.7 pts
20Jordan36.2+0.2 pts
21Belize35.9+0.7 pts
22Saudi Arabia35.7+0.5 pts
23Puerto Rico35.3+0.7 pts
24Iraq35.1+0.6 pts
25Palestine34.9+0.4 pts
26Bahrain32+0.5 pts
27Barbados31.6+0.7 pts
28Libya31.5+0.4 pts
29United Arab Emirates31.4+0.2 pts
30Malta30.6+0.1 pts
31Chile30.4+0.9 pts
32Fiji30.2+0.7 pts
33Mexico30.1+0.7 pts
34New Zealand29.8+0.4 pts
35Syria29.6+0.5 pts
36Türkiye29.3+0.2 pts
37South Africa28.8+0.2 pts
38Nicaragua28.3+0.7 pts
39Panama27.7+0.9 pts
40Georgia27.7+0.8 pts
41Antigua and Barbuda27.4+0.6 pts
42Lebanon27.2+0.5 pts
43Jamaica27.2+0.7 pts
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27.1+0.7 pts
45Argentina27.1+0.8 pts
46Bermuda26.8+0.6 pts
47Saint Lucia26.8+0.7 pts
48Seychelles26.3+0.5 pts
49Australia26.2+0.4 pts
50El Salvador25.9+0.6 pts
51Hungary25.9+0.6 pts
52Uruguay25.8+0.8 pts
53Trinidad and Tobago25.8+0.4 pts
54Paraguay25.7+0.8 pts
55Costa Rica25.7+0.7 pts
56Oman25.4+0.5 pts
57Dominica25.3+0.7 pts
58United Kingdom25.2+0.2 pts
59Ireland25.1+0.3 pts
60Brunei25+1 pts
61Canada24.8+0.2 pts
62Greece24.6+0.4 pts
63Grenada24.4+0.6 pts
64Croatia23.8+0.7 pts
65Suriname23.7+0.6 pts
66Honduras23.6+0.8 pts
67Greenland23.5+0.3 pts
68Eswatini23.5+0.5 pts
69Moldova23.40 pts
70Dominican Republic23.1+0.7 pts
71Papua New Guinea22.9+0.4 pts
72North Macedonia22.9+0.4 pts
73Venezuela22.8+0.1 pts
74Romania22.7+0.9 pts
75Israel22.60 pts
76Ukraine22.5+0.1 pts
77Czechia22.4+0.4 pts
78Tunisia22.4+0.4 pts
79Guyana22+0.7 pts
80Lithuania220 pts
81Azerbaijan21.8+0.5 pts
82Belarus21.70 pts
83Cyprus21.7+0.1 pts
84Bolivia21.6+0.7 pts
85Latvia21.6+0.2 pts
86Uzbekistan21.5+0.9 pts
87Poland21.3+0.2 pts
88Ecuador21.1+0.7 pts
89Slovakia21.1+0.5 pts
90Estonia20.8+0.1 pts
91Iran20.6+0.4 pts
92Germany20.6-0 pts
93Armenia20.3+0.4 pts
94Guatemala20.1+0.7 pts
95Russia20-0 pts
96Brazil20+0.8 pts
97Spain19.9-0.3 pts
98Finland19.8+0.3 pts
99Peru19.4+0.8 pts
100Algeria19.2+0.5 pts
101Iceland19.2+0.2 pts
102Portugal190 pts
103Vanuatu18.8+0.2 pts
104Colombia18.8+0.6 pts
105Solomon Islands18.5+0.2 pts
106Serbia18.5+0.3 pts
107Albania18.3+0.5 pts
108Luxembourg18.20 pts
109Bulgaria18.2+0.3 pts
110Belgium18+0.2 pts
111Bosnia and Herzegovina17.9+0.3 pts
112Mongolia17.8+0.7 pts
113Mauritania17.7+0.4 pts
114Turkmenistan17.4+0.5 pts
115Morocco17.2+0.5 pts
116Norway17+0.3 pts
117Andorra16.9+0.1 pts
118Mauritius16.8+0.3 pts
119Cuba16.8+0.5 pts
120Tajikistan16.8+0.6 pts
121Lesotho16.8+0.5 pts
122Kazakhstan16.7+0.4 pts
123Malaysia16.6+0.6 pts
124Slovenia16.4+0.1 pts
125Gabon16.1+0.5 pts
126Italy15.6-0.1 pts
127Sweden15.2+0.1 pts
128Botswana15.1+0.4 pts
129Kyrgyzstan15+0.5 pts
130Montenegro14.9+0.2 pts
131Namibia14.5+0.3 pts
132Austria14.4+0.1 pts
133Equatorial Guinea14.3+0.3 pts
134Netherlands13.90 pts
135Pakistan13.6+0.8 pts
136Denmark12.8+0.1 pts
137France12.7-0.1 pts
138São Tomé and Príncipe12.1+0.4 pts
139Cameroon12+0.3 pts
140Sudan11.8+0.4 pts
141Maldives11.6+0.5 pts
142Cape Verde11.5+0.3 pts
143Comoros11.2+0.4 pts
144Afghanistan11+0.7 pts
145Zimbabwe10.4+0.3 pts
146Ghana10.4+0.3 pts
147Switzerland10.2+0.1 pts
148Somalia9.9+0.4 pts
149Thailand9.6+0.5 pts
150Yemen9.5+0.4 pts
151Nigeria9.1+0.3 pts
152Singapore8.9+0.5 pts
153Angola8.7+0.3 pts
154Liberia8.7+0.5 pts
155Republic of the Congo8.4+0.3 pts
156Côte d’Ivoire8.3+0.2 pts
157Benin8.3+0.2 pts
158Haiti8.2+0.2 pts
159Guinea-Bissau8+0.3 pts
160Mali7.9+0.3 pts
161Gambia7.9+0.3 pts
162Kenya7.8+0.3 pts
163Togo7.6+0.3 pts
164Senegal7.6+0.2 pts
165Bhutan7.5+0.4 pts
166Djibouti7.4+0.3 pts
167Zambia7.2+0.3 pts
168Tanzania7.2+0.3 pts
169North Korea7+0.3 pts
170Mozambique6.4+0.3 pts
171Central African Republic6.3+0.3 pts
172Sri Lanka6.2+0.4 pts
173Philippines6.1+0.3 pts
174Guinea6+0.3 pts
175Indonesia5.9+0.4 pts
176Sierra Leone5.9+0.1 pts
177South Sudan5.5+0.2 pts
178Myanmar5.4+0.2 pts
179Laos5+0.3 pts
180Uganda4.9+0.3 pts
181China4.7+0.3 pts
182Malawi4.7+0.2 pts
183Chad4.6+0.2 pts
184South Korea4.3+0.2 pts
185Democratic Republic of the Congo4.3+0.2 pts
186India4.3+0.3 pts
187Niger4+0.2 pts
188Japan4+0.1 pts
189Burkina Faso3.9+0.2 pts
190Nepal3.8+0.3 pts
191Burundi3.1+0.1 pts
192Bangladesh2.8+0.2 pts
193Rwanda2.7+0.2 pts
194Eritrea2.4+0.1 pts
195Madagascar2.4+0.1 pts
196Cambodia2.4+0.2 pts
197Ethiopia1.5+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste1.4+0.1 pts
199Vietnam0.9+0.1 pts

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Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, women and men together.

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  • Age-standardized to the WHO standard population, so countries with older or younger populations can be compared.
  • Estimates of the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), published by WHO, modelled from height and weight measured in national surveys.

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