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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 2014, at 73%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 19.5%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest73American Samoa
Lowest1Vietnam
Median19.5199 countries

Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: 31.6 %Afghanistan: 11.8 %Antigua and Barbuda: 28 %Albania: 18.8 %Armenia: 20.8 %Angola: 9 %Argentina: 28 %Austria: 14.5 %Australia: 26.6 %Azerbaijan: 22.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.2 %Bangladesh: 3 %Belgium: 18.2 %Burkina Faso: 4.1 %Bulgaria: 18.5 %Burundi: 3.2 %Benin: 8.5 %Brunei: 26 %Bolivia: 22.4 %Brazil: 20.8 %Bahamas: 41.3 %Bhutan: 7.9 %Botswana: 15.5 %Belarus: 21.7 %Belize: 36.6 %Canada: 25 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4.5 %Central African Republic: 6.6 %Republic of the Congo: 8.7 %Switzerland: 10.3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 8.6 %Chile: 31.3 %Cameroon: 12.3 %China: 5.1 %Colombia: 19.4 %Costa Rica: 26.4 %Cuba: 17.3 %Cape Verde: 11.8 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 22.8 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 7.7 %Denmark: 12.9 %Dominican Republic: 23.7 %Algeria: 19.7 %Ecuador: 21.8 %Estonia: 20.8 %Egypt: 38.9 %Eritrea: 2.6 %Spain: 19.5 %Ethiopia: 1.6 %Finland: 20.1 %Fiji: 30.9 %France: 12.6 %Gabon: 16.6 %United Kingdom: 25.4 %Georgia: 28.4 %Ghana: 10.6 %Greenland: 23.9 %Gambia: 8.2 %Guinea: 6.3 %Equatorial Guinea: 14.6 %Greece: 24.9 %Guatemala: 20.9 %Guinea-Bissau: 8.3 %Guyana: 22.7 %Honduras: 24.4 %Croatia: 24.4 %Haiti: 8.5 %Hungary: 26.4 %Indonesia: 6.4 %Ireland: 25.4 %Israel: 22.7 %India: 4.6 %Iraq: 35.6 %Iran: 21 %Iceland: 19.4 %Italy: 15.6 %Jamaica: 27.9 %Jordan: 36.4 %Japan: 4.1 %Kenya: 8.1 %Kyrgyzstan: 15.5 %Cambodia: 2.6 %Kiribati: 43.5 %North Korea: 7.3 %South Korea: 4.6 %Kuwait: 40.8 %Kazakhstan: 17.1 %Laos: 5.3 %Lebanon: 27.6 %Sri Lanka: 6.6 %Liberia: 9.2 %Lesotho: 17.2 %Lithuania: 22 %Luxembourg: 18.3 %Latvia: 21.8 %Libya: 31.9 %Morocco: 17.7 %Moldova: 23.4 %Montenegro: 15.1 %Madagascar: 2.6 %North Macedonia: 23.2 %Mali: 8.3 %Myanmar: 5.6 %Mongolia: 18.5 %Mauritania: 18.2 %Mauritius: 17.1 %Malawi: 5 %Mexico: 30.8 %Malaysia: 17.2 %Mozambique: 6.7 %Namibia: 14.7 %Niger: 4.2 %Nigeria: 9.4 %Nicaragua: 28.9 %Netherlands: 13.9 %Norway: 17.3 %Nepal: 4.1 %New Zealand: 30.2 %Oman: 25.9 %Panama: 28.6 %Peru: 20.2 %French Polynesia: 44.2 %Papua New Guinea: 23.3 %Philippines: 6.3 %Pakistan: 14.5 %Poland: 21.4 %Puerto Rico: 36 %Palestine: 35.3 %Portugal: 19 %Palau: 39.3 %Paraguay: 26.5 %Qatar: 37.4 %Romania: 23.7 %Serbia: 18.8 %Russia: 19.9 %Rwanda: 2.9 %Saudi Arabia: 36.1 %Solomon Islands: 18.8 %Sudan: 12.3 %Sweden: 15.3 %Singapore: 9.5 %Slovenia: 16.6 %Slovakia: 21.6 %Sierra Leone: 6 %Senegal: 7.9 %Somalia: 10.3 %Suriname: 24.3 %South Sudan: 5.8 %El Salvador: 26.5 %Syria: 30.1 %Eswatini: 24.1 %Chad: 4.7 %Togo: 8 %Thailand: 10.1 %Tajikistan: 17.4 %Timor-Leste: 1.5 %Turkmenistan: 17.9 %Tunisia: 22.8 %Türkiye: 29.5 %Trinidad and Tobago: 26.2 %Tanzania: 7.6 %Ukraine: 22.6 %Uganda: 5.2 %United States: 37.8 %Uruguay: 26.6 %Uzbekistan: 22.4 %Venezuela: 23 %Vietnam: 1 %Vanuatu: 19.1 %Samoa: 57.4 %Yemen: 9.9 %South Africa: 29.1 %Zambia: 7.6 %Zimbabwe: 10.8 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

American Samoa: 73 %American Samoa73Nauru: 68.3 %Nauru68.3Tokelau: 66.3 %Tokelau66.3Tonga: 64.8 %Tonga64.8Cook Islands: 64.8 %Cook Islands64.8Niue: 62.1 %Niue62.1Tuvalu: 60.1 %Tuvalu60.1Samoa: 57.4 %Samoa57.4French Polynesia: 44.2 %French Polynesia44.2Micronesia: 43.9 %Micronesia43.9Kiribati: 43.5 %Kiribati43.5Bahamas: 41.3 %Bahamas41.3Kuwait: 40.8 %Kuwait40.8Marshall Islands: 40.7 %Marshall Islands40.7Saint Kitts and Nevis: 40.2 %Saint Kitts and Nevis40.2Palau: 39.3 %Palau39.3Egypt: 38.9 %Egypt38.9United States: 37.8 %United States37.8Qatar: 37.4 %Qatar37.4Belize: 36.6 %Belize36.6Jordan: 36.4 %Jordan36.4Saudi Arabia: 36.1 %Saudi Arabia36.1Puerto Rico: 36 %Puerto Rico36Iraq: 35.6 %Iraq35.6Palestine: 35.3 %Palestine35.3Bahrain: 32.4 %Bahrain32.4Barbados: 32.3 %Barbados32.3Libya: 31.9 %Libya31.9United Arab Emirates: 31.6 %United Arab Emirates31.6Chile: 31.3 %Chile31.3Fiji: 30.9 %Fiji30.9Mexico: 30.8 %Mexico30.8Malta: 30.7 %Malta30.7New Zealand: 30.2 %New Zealand30.2Syria: 30.1 %Syria30.1Türkiye: 29.5 %Türkiye29.5South Africa: 29.1 %South Africa29.1Nicaragua: 28.9 %Nicaragua28.9Panama: 28.6 %Panama28.6Georgia: 28.4 %Georgia28.4American Samoa: 73 %American Samoa73Nauru: 68.3 %Nauru68.3Tokelau: 66.3 %Tokelau66.3Tonga: 64.8 %Tonga64.8Cook Islands: 64.8 %Cook Islands64.8Niue: 62.1 %Niue62.1Tuvalu: 60.1 %Tuvalu60.1Samoa: 57.4 %Samoa57.4French Polynesia: 44.2 %French Polynesia44.2Micronesia: 43.9 %Micronesia43.9Kiribati: 43.5 %Kiribati43.5Bahamas: 41.3 %Bahamas41.3Kuwait: 40.8 %Kuwait40.8Marshall Islands: 40.7 %Marshall Islands40.7Saint Kitts and Nevis: 40.2 %Saint Kitts and Nevis40.2Palau: 39.3 %Palau39.3Egypt: 38.9 %Egypt38.9United States: 37.8 %United States37.8Qatar: 37.4 %Qatar37.4Belize: 36.6 %Belize36.6Jordan: 36.4 %Jordan36.4Saudi Arabia: 36.1 %Saudi Arabia36.1Puerto Rico: 36 %Puerto Rico36Iraq: 35.6 %Iraq35.6Palestine: 35.3 %Palestine35.3Bahrain: 32.4 %Bahrain32.4Barbados: 32.3 %Barbados32.3Libya: 31.9 %Libya31.9United Arab Emirates: 31.6 %United Arab Emirates31.6Chile: 31.3 %Chile31.3Fiji: 30.9 %Fiji30.9Mexico: 30.8 %Mexico30.8Malta: 30.7 %Malta30.7New Zealand: 30.2 %New Zealand30.2Syria: 30.1 %Syria30.1Türkiye: 29.5 %Türkiye29.5South Africa: 29.1 %South Africa29.1Nicaragua: 28.9 %Nicaragua28.9Panama: 28.6 %Panama28.6Georgia: 28.4 %Georgia28.4
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1American Samoa73+0.3 pts
2Nauru68.3+0.3 pts
3Tokelau66.3+0.5 pts
4Tonga64.8+0.9 pts
5Cook Islands64.8+0.8 pts
6Niue62.1+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu60.1+0.5 pts
8Samoa57.4+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia44.2+0.5 pts
10Micronesia43.9+0.5 pts
11Kiribati43.5+0.2 pts
12Bahamas41.3+0.8 pts
13Kuwait40.80 pts
14Marshall Islands40.7+0.2 pts
15Saint Kitts and Nevis40.2+0.7 pts
16Palau39.3+0.1 pts
17Egypt38.9+0.7 pts
18United States37.8+0.4 pts
19Qatar37.4+0.6 pts
20Belize36.6+0.7 pts
21Jordan36.4+0.2 pts
22Saudi Arabia36.1+0.5 pts
23Puerto Rico36+0.7 pts
24Iraq35.6+0.6 pts
25Palestine35.3+0.4 pts
26Bahrain32.4+0.4 pts
27Barbados32.3+0.7 pts
28Libya31.9+0.4 pts
29United Arab Emirates31.6+0.2 pts
30Chile31.3+0.9 pts
31Fiji30.9+0.7 pts
32Mexico30.8+0.7 pts
33Malta30.7+0.1 pts
34New Zealand30.2+0.4 pts
35Syria30.1+0.5 pts
36Türkiye29.5+0.2 pts
37South Africa29.1+0.2 pts
38Nicaragua28.9+0.6 pts
39Panama28.6+0.9 pts
40Georgia28.4+0.8 pts
41Antigua and Barbuda28+0.6 pts
42Argentina28+0.8 pts
43Jamaica27.9+0.7 pts
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27.8+0.7 pts
45Lebanon27.6+0.4 pts
46Saint Lucia27.5+0.7 pts
47Bermuda27.4+0.6 pts
48Seychelles26.8+0.5 pts
49Australia26.6+0.4 pts
50Uruguay26.6+0.8 pts
51Paraguay26.5+0.8 pts
52El Salvador26.5+0.6 pts
53Hungary26.4+0.5 pts
54Costa Rica26.4+0.7 pts
55Trinidad and Tobago26.2+0.4 pts
56Brunei26+1 pts
57Dominica26+0.7 pts
58Oman25.9+0.6 pts
59Ireland25.4+0.3 pts
60United Kingdom25.4+0.2 pts
61Grenada25+0.6 pts
62Canada25+0.1 pts
63Greece24.9+0.3 pts
64Croatia24.4+0.6 pts
65Honduras24.4+0.8 pts
66Suriname24.3+0.6 pts
67Eswatini24.1+0.5 pts
68Greenland23.9+0.4 pts
69Dominican Republic23.7+0.7 pts
70Romania23.7+0.9 pts
71Moldova23.4-0 pts
72Papua New Guinea23.3+0.4 pts
73North Macedonia23.2+0.4 pts
74Venezuela23+0.1 pts
75Tunisia22.8+0.4 pts
76Czechia22.8+0.4 pts
77Guyana22.7+0.7 pts
78Israel22.70 pts
79Ukraine22.6+0.1 pts
80Bolivia22.4+0.7 pts
81Azerbaijan22.4+0.5 pts
82Uzbekistan22.4+0.9 pts
83Lithuania220 pts
84Ecuador21.8+0.7 pts
85Latvia21.8+0.1 pts
86Belarus21.7-0 pts
87Cyprus21.70 pts
88Slovakia21.6+0.5 pts
89Poland21.4+0.2 pts
90Iran21+0.4 pts
91Guatemala20.9+0.7 pts
92Estonia20.80 pts
93Brazil20.8+0.8 pts
94Armenia20.8+0.4 pts
95Germany20.6-0 pts
96Peru20.2+0.8 pts
97Finland20.1+0.3 pts
98Russia19.9-0.1 pts
99Algeria19.7+0.5 pts
100Spain19.5-0.4 pts
101Iceland19.4+0.2 pts
102Colombia19.4+0.6 pts
103Vanuatu19.1+0.3 pts
104Portugal190 pts
105Albania18.8+0.5 pts
106Solomon Islands18.8+0.2 pts
107Serbia18.8+0.3 pts
108Mongolia18.5+0.7 pts
109Bulgaria18.5+0.2 pts
110Luxembourg18.30 pts
111Mauritania18.2+0.5 pts
112Belgium18.2+0.2 pts
113Bosnia and Herzegovina18.2+0.3 pts
114Turkmenistan17.9+0.5 pts
115Morocco17.7+0.5 pts
116Tajikistan17.4+0.6 pts
117Cuba17.3+0.5 pts
118Norway17.3+0.3 pts
119Lesotho17.2+0.5 pts
120Malaysia17.2+0.6 pts
121Kazakhstan17.1+0.4 pts
122Mauritius17.1+0.3 pts
123Andorra16.9+0.1 pts
124Gabon16.6+0.5 pts
125Slovenia16.6+0.2 pts
126Italy15.6-0.1 pts
127Kyrgyzstan15.5+0.5 pts
128Botswana15.5+0.4 pts
129Sweden15.3+0.1 pts
130Montenegro15.1+0.2 pts
131Namibia14.7+0.3 pts
132Equatorial Guinea14.6+0.4 pts
133Austria14.5+0.1 pts
134Pakistan14.5+0.9 pts
135Netherlands13.90 pts
136Denmark12.9+0.1 pts
137France12.6-0.1 pts
138São Tomé and Príncipe12.4+0.4 pts
139Sudan12.3+0.5 pts
140Cameroon12.3+0.3 pts
141Maldives12+0.5 pts
142Cape Verde11.8+0.4 pts
143Afghanistan11.8+0.7 pts
144Comoros11.6+0.4 pts
145Zimbabwe10.8+0.3 pts
146Ghana10.6+0.3 pts
147Somalia10.3+0.4 pts
148Switzerland10.3+0.1 pts
149Thailand10.1+0.5 pts
150Yemen9.9+0.4 pts
151Singapore9.5+0.5 pts
152Nigeria9.4+0.3 pts
153Liberia9.2+0.5 pts
154Angola9+0.3 pts
155Republic of the Congo8.7+0.3 pts
156Côte d’Ivoire8.6+0.3 pts
157Benin8.5+0.3 pts
158Haiti8.5+0.2 pts
159Guinea-Bissau8.3+0.3 pts
160Mali8.3+0.3 pts
161Gambia8.2+0.3 pts
162Kenya8.1+0.3 pts
163Togo8+0.4 pts
164Senegal7.9+0.2 pts
165Bhutan7.9+0.4 pts
166Djibouti7.7+0.3 pts
167Zambia7.6+0.3 pts
168Tanzania7.6+0.3 pts
169North Korea7.3+0.4 pts
170Mozambique6.7+0.3 pts
171Central African Republic6.6+0.3 pts
172Sri Lanka6.6+0.4 pts
173Indonesia6.4+0.4 pts
174Philippines6.3+0.3 pts
175Guinea6.3+0.3 pts
176Sierra Leone6+0.1 pts
177South Sudan5.8+0.3 pts
178Myanmar5.6+0.2 pts
179Laos5.3+0.3 pts
180Uganda5.2+0.3 pts
181China5.1+0.3 pts
182Malawi5+0.3 pts
183Chad4.7+0.2 pts
184South Korea4.6+0.2 pts
185India4.6+0.3 pts
186Democratic Republic of the Congo4.5+0.2 pts
187Niger4.2+0.2 pts
188Japan4.1+0.1 pts
189Burkina Faso4.1+0.2 pts
190Nepal4.1+0.3 pts
191Burundi3.2+0.1 pts
192Bangladesh3+0.2 pts
193Rwanda2.9+0.2 pts
194Cambodia2.6+0.2 pts
195Eritrea2.6+0.1 pts
196Madagascar2.6+0.1 pts
197Ethiopia1.6+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste1.5+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1+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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