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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 2015, at 73.3%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 19.8%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest73.3American Samoa
Lowest1.1Vietnam
Median19.8199 countries

Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 31.8 %Afghanistan: 12.5 %Antigua and Barbuda: 28.7 %Albania: 19.3 %Armenia: 21.2 %Angola: 9.3 %Argentina: 28.8 %Austria: 14.6 %Australia: 27 %Azerbaijan: 22.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.5 %Bangladesh: 3.2 %Belgium: 18.4 %Burkina Faso: 4.4 %Bulgaria: 18.7 %Burundi: 3.3 %Benin: 8.8 %Brunei: 27.1 %Bolivia: 23.1 %Brazil: 21.7 %Bahamas: 42 %Bhutan: 8.3 %Botswana: 15.9 %Belarus: 21.7 %Belize: 37.3 %Canada: 25.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4.7 %Central African Republic: 7 %Republic of the Congo: 9 %Switzerland: 10.3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 8.9 %Chile: 32.2 %Cameroon: 12.6 %China: 5.4 %Colombia: 20 %Costa Rica: 27 %Cuba: 17.9 %Cape Verde: 12.2 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 23.1 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 8.1 %Denmark: 13 %Dominican Republic: 24.4 %Algeria: 20.2 %Ecuador: 22.5 %Estonia: 20.9 %Egypt: 39.6 %Eritrea: 2.7 %Spain: 19.1 %Ethiopia: 1.7 %Finland: 20.4 %Fiji: 31.7 %France: 12.5 %Gabon: 17.1 %United Kingdom: 25.6 %Georgia: 29.2 %Ghana: 10.9 %Greenland: 24.3 %Gambia: 8.5 %Guinea: 6.6 %Equatorial Guinea: 15 %Greece: 25.2 %Guatemala: 21.6 %Guinea-Bissau: 8.7 %Guyana: 23.5 %Honduras: 25.1 %Croatia: 25.1 %Haiti: 8.7 %Hungary: 27 %Indonesia: 6.8 %Ireland: 25.7 %Israel: 22.7 %India: 4.9 %Iraq: 36.2 %Iran: 21.5 %Iceland: 19.7 %Italy: 15.5 %Jamaica: 28.6 %Jordan: 36.5 %Japan: 4.3 %Kenya: 8.4 %Kyrgyzstan: 16.1 %Cambodia: 2.8 %Kiribati: 43.7 %North Korea: 7.7 %South Korea: 4.8 %Kuwait: 40.8 %Kazakhstan: 17.5 %Laos: 5.7 %Lebanon: 28 %Sri Lanka: 7 %Liberia: 9.8 %Lesotho: 17.7 %Lithuania: 22 %Luxembourg: 18.3 %Latvia: 21.9 %Libya: 32.2 %Morocco: 18.2 %Moldova: 23.4 %Montenegro: 15.3 %Madagascar: 2.7 %North Macedonia: 23.6 %Mali: 8.6 %Myanmar: 5.9 %Mongolia: 19.1 %Mauritania: 18.7 %Mauritius: 17.4 %Malawi: 5.2 %Mexico: 31.5 %Malaysia: 17.7 %Mozambique: 7 %Namibia: 15.1 %Niger: 4.4 %Nigeria: 9.7 %Nicaragua: 29.5 %Netherlands: 14 %Norway: 17.6 %Nepal: 4.4 %New Zealand: 30.7 %Oman: 26.5 %Panama: 29.5 %Peru: 21 %French Polynesia: 44.6 %Papua New Guinea: 23.8 %Philippines: 6.6 %Pakistan: 15.4 %Poland: 21.6 %Puerto Rico: 36.6 %Palestine: 35.7 %Portugal: 19 %Palau: 39.4 %Paraguay: 27.3 %Qatar: 37.9 %Romania: 24.6 %Serbia: 19.1 %Russia: 19.8 %Rwanda: 3.1 %Saudi Arabia: 36.6 %Solomon Islands: 19 %Sudan: 12.8 %Sweden: 15.5 %Singapore: 10.1 %Slovenia: 16.8 %Slovakia: 22 %Sierra Leone: 6.2 %Senegal: 8.2 %Somalia: 10.7 %Suriname: 24.9 %South Sudan: 6.1 %El Salvador: 27.1 %Syria: 30.6 %Eswatini: 24.6 %Chad: 4.9 %Togo: 8.4 %Thailand: 10.6 %Tajikistan: 18 %Timor-Leste: 1.6 %Turkmenistan: 18.3 %Tunisia: 23.2 %Türkiye: 29.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 26.6 %Tanzania: 7.9 %Ukraine: 22.7 %Uganda: 5.6 %United States: 38.2 %Uruguay: 27.4 %Uzbekistan: 23.3 %Venezuela: 23 %Vietnam: 1.1 %Vanuatu: 19.4 %Samoa: 58.1 %Yemen: 10.2 %South Africa: 29.3 %Zambia: 7.9 %Zimbabwe: 11.1 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

American Samoa: 73.3 %American Samoa73.3Nauru: 68.6 %Nauru68.6Tokelau: 66.7 %Tokelau66.7Tonga: 65.7 %Tonga65.7Cook Islands: 65.6 %Cook Islands65.6Niue: 62.6 %Niue62.6Tuvalu: 60.6 %Tuvalu60.6Samoa: 58.1 %Samoa58.1French Polynesia: 44.6 %French Polynesia44.6Micronesia: 44.4 %Micronesia44.4Kiribati: 43.7 %Kiribati43.7Bahamas: 42 %Bahamas42Saint Kitts and Nevis: 40.9 %Saint Kitts and Nevis40.9Marshall Islands: 40.8 %Marshall Islands40.8Kuwait: 40.8 %Kuwait40.8Egypt: 39.6 %Egypt39.6Palau: 39.4 %Palau39.4United States: 38.2 %United States38.2Qatar: 37.9 %Qatar37.9Belize: 37.3 %Belize37.3Puerto Rico: 36.6 %Puerto Rico36.6Saudi Arabia: 36.6 %Saudi Arabia36.6Jordan: 36.5 %Jordan36.5Iraq: 36.2 %Iraq36.2Palestine: 35.7 %Palestine35.7Barbados: 33 %Barbados33Bahrain: 32.8 %Bahrain32.8Libya: 32.2 %Libya32.2Chile: 32.2 %Chile32.2United Arab Emirates: 31.8 %United Arab Emirates31.8Fiji: 31.7 %Fiji31.7Mexico: 31.5 %Mexico31.5Malta: 30.7 %Malta30.7New Zealand: 30.7 %New Zealand30.7Syria: 30.6 %Syria30.6Türkiye: 29.6 %Türkiye29.6Panama: 29.5 %Panama29.5Nicaragua: 29.5 %Nicaragua29.5South Africa: 29.3 %South Africa29.3Georgia: 29.2 %Georgia29.2American Samoa: 73.3 %American Samoa73.3Nauru: 68.6 %Nauru68.6Tokelau: 66.7 %Tokelau66.7Tonga: 65.7 %Tonga65.7Cook Islands: 65.6 %Cook Islands65.6Niue: 62.6 %Niue62.6Tuvalu: 60.6 %Tuvalu60.6Samoa: 58.1 %Samoa58.1French Polynesia: 44.6 %French Polynesia44.6Micronesia: 44.4 %Micronesia44.4Kiribati: 43.7 %Kiribati43.7Bahamas: 42 %Bahamas42Saint Kitts and Nevis: 40.9 %Saint Kitts and Nevis40.9Marshall Islands: 40.8 %Marshall Islands40.8Kuwait: 40.8 %Kuwait40.8Egypt: 39.6 %Egypt39.6Palau: 39.4 %Palau39.4United States: 38.2 %United States38.2Qatar: 37.9 %Qatar37.9Belize: 37.3 %Belize37.3Puerto Rico: 36.6 %Puerto Rico36.6Saudi Arabia: 36.6 %Saudi Arabia36.6Jordan: 36.5 %Jordan36.5Iraq: 36.2 %Iraq36.2Palestine: 35.7 %Palestine35.7Barbados: 33 %Barbados33Bahrain: 32.8 %Bahrain32.8Libya: 32.2 %Libya32.2Chile: 32.2 %Chile32.2United Arab Emirates: 31.8 %United Arab Emirates31.8Fiji: 31.7 %Fiji31.7Mexico: 31.5 %Mexico31.5Malta: 30.7 %Malta30.7New Zealand: 30.7 %New Zealand30.7Syria: 30.6 %Syria30.6Türkiye: 29.6 %Türkiye29.6Panama: 29.5 %Panama29.5Nicaragua: 29.5 %Nicaragua29.5South Africa: 29.3 %South Africa29.3Georgia: 29.2 %Georgia29.2
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1American Samoa73.3+0.3 pts
2Nauru68.6+0.3 pts
3Tokelau66.7+0.4 pts
4Tonga65.7+0.9 pts
5Cook Islands65.6+0.8 pts
6Niue62.6+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu60.6+0.5 pts
8Samoa58.1+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia44.6+0.5 pts
10Micronesia44.4+0.5 pts
11Kiribati43.7+0.2 pts
12Bahamas42+0.8 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis40.9+0.7 pts
14Marshall Islands40.8+0.1 pts
15Kuwait40.8-0 pts
16Egypt39.6+0.7 pts
17Palau39.4+0.1 pts
18United States38.2+0.4 pts
19Qatar37.9+0.6 pts
20Belize37.3+0.7 pts
21Puerto Rico36.6+0.7 pts
22Saudi Arabia36.6+0.5 pts
23Jordan36.5+0.1 pts
24Iraq36.2+0.6 pts
25Palestine35.7+0.4 pts
26Barbados33+0.7 pts
27Bahrain32.8+0.4 pts
28Libya32.2+0.3 pts
29Chile32.2+0.9 pts
30United Arab Emirates31.8+0.2 pts
31Fiji31.7+0.7 pts
32Mexico31.5+0.7 pts
33Malta30.7+0.1 pts
34New Zealand30.7+0.4 pts
35Syria30.6+0.5 pts
36Türkiye29.6+0.1 pts
37Panama29.5+0.9 pts
38Nicaragua29.5+0.6 pts
39South Africa29.3+0.2 pts
40Georgia29.2+0.8 pts
41Argentina28.8+0.9 pts
42Antigua and Barbuda28.7+0.6 pts
43Jamaica28.6+0.7 pts
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28.5+0.7 pts
45Saint Lucia28.2+0.7 pts
46Bermuda28.1+0.6 pts
47Lebanon28+0.4 pts
48Seychelles27.4+0.6 pts
49Uruguay27.4+0.8 pts
50Paraguay27.3+0.8 pts
51El Salvador27.1+0.6 pts
52Brunei27.1+1 pts
53Costa Rica27+0.6 pts
54Australia27+0.4 pts
55Hungary27+0.5 pts
56Dominica26.7+0.6 pts
57Trinidad and Tobago26.6+0.4 pts
58Oman26.5+0.5 pts
59Ireland25.7+0.3 pts
60Grenada25.6+0.6 pts
61United Kingdom25.6+0.2 pts
62Greece25.2+0.3 pts
63Honduras25.1+0.8 pts
64Canada25.1+0.1 pts
65Croatia25.1+0.6 pts
66Suriname24.9+0.6 pts
67Romania24.6+0.9 pts
68Eswatini24.6+0.5 pts
69Dominican Republic24.4+0.7 pts
70Greenland24.3+0.4 pts
71Papua New Guinea23.8+0.4 pts
72North Macedonia23.6+0.4 pts
73Guyana23.5+0.7 pts
74Moldova23.4-0 pts
75Uzbekistan23.3+0.9 pts
76Tunisia23.2+0.4 pts
77Czechia23.1+0.4 pts
78Bolivia23.1+0.7 pts
79Venezuela23+0.1 pts
80Azerbaijan22.9+0.5 pts
81Ukraine22.7+0.1 pts
82Israel22.70 pts
83Ecuador22.5+0.7 pts
84Lithuania22-0 pts
85Slovakia22+0.5 pts
86Latvia21.9+0.1 pts
87Cyprus21.70 pts
88Belarus21.7-0 pts
89Brazil21.7+0.9 pts
90Guatemala21.6+0.7 pts
91Poland21.6+0.1 pts
92Iran21.5+0.5 pts
93Armenia21.2+0.4 pts
94Peru21+0.8 pts
95Estonia20.90 pts
96Germany20.6-0 pts
97Finland20.4+0.3 pts
98Algeria20.2+0.5 pts
99Colombia20+0.6 pts
100Russia19.8-0.1 pts
101Iceland19.7+0.2 pts
102Vanuatu19.4+0.3 pts
103Albania19.3+0.5 pts
104Mongolia19.1+0.7 pts
105Spain19.1-0.4 pts
106Serbia19.1+0.3 pts
107Solomon Islands19+0.3 pts
108Portugal19-0 pts
109Mauritania18.7+0.5 pts
110Bulgaria18.7+0.2 pts
111Bosnia and Herzegovina18.5+0.3 pts
112Belgium18.4+0.2 pts
113Turkmenistan18.3+0.5 pts
114Luxembourg18.30 pts
115Morocco18.2+0.5 pts
116Tajikistan18+0.6 pts
117Cuba17.9+0.5 pts
118Lesotho17.7+0.5 pts
119Malaysia17.7+0.6 pts
120Norway17.6+0.3 pts
121Kazakhstan17.5+0.4 pts
122Mauritius17.4+0.3 pts
123Gabon17.1+0.5 pts
124Andorra170 pts
125Slovenia16.8+0.2 pts
126Kyrgyzstan16.1+0.6 pts
127Botswana15.9+0.4 pts
128Sweden15.5+0.2 pts
129Italy15.5-0.1 pts
130Pakistan15.4+0.9 pts
131Montenegro15.3+0.2 pts
132Namibia15.1+0.3 pts
133Equatorial Guinea15+0.4 pts
134Austria14.6+0.1 pts
135Netherlands14+0.1 pts
136Denmark13+0.1 pts
137São Tomé and Príncipe12.9+0.4 pts
138Sudan12.8+0.5 pts
139Cameroon12.6+0.3 pts
140Afghanistan12.5+0.8 pts
141Maldives12.5+0.5 pts
142France12.5-0.1 pts
143Cape Verde12.2+0.4 pts
144Comoros12.1+0.4 pts
145Zimbabwe11.1+0.4 pts
146Ghana10.9+0.3 pts
147Somalia10.7+0.4 pts
148Thailand10.6+0.5 pts
149Switzerland10.3+0.1 pts
150Yemen10.2+0.4 pts
151Singapore10.1+0.6 pts
152Liberia9.8+0.6 pts
153Nigeria9.7+0.3 pts
154Angola9.3+0.3 pts
155Republic of the Congo9+0.3 pts
156Côte d’Ivoire8.9+0.3 pts
157Benin8.8+0.3 pts
158Haiti8.7+0.2 pts
159Guinea-Bissau8.7+0.3 pts
160Mali8.6+0.4 pts
161Gambia8.5+0.3 pts
162Togo8.4+0.4 pts
163Kenya8.4+0.3 pts
164Bhutan8.3+0.5 pts
165Senegal8.2+0.3 pts
166Djibouti8.1+0.3 pts
167Zambia7.9+0.3 pts
168Tanzania7.9+0.3 pts
169North Korea7.7+0.4 pts
170Mozambique7+0.3 pts
171Sri Lanka7+0.4 pts
172Central African Republic7+0.3 pts
173Indonesia6.8+0.4 pts
174Guinea6.6+0.3 pts
175Philippines6.6+0.3 pts
176Sierra Leone6.2+0.2 pts
177South Sudan6.1+0.3 pts
178Myanmar5.9+0.2 pts
179Laos5.7+0.3 pts
180Uganda5.6+0.3 pts
181China5.4+0.3 pts
182Malawi5.2+0.3 pts
183Chad4.9+0.2 pts
184India4.9+0.3 pts
185South Korea4.8+0.3 pts
186Democratic Republic of the Congo4.7+0.2 pts
187Nepal4.4+0.3 pts
188Niger4.4+0.2 pts
189Burkina Faso4.4+0.3 pts
190Japan4.3+0.1 pts
191Burundi3.3+0.1 pts
192Bangladesh3.2+0.2 pts
193Rwanda3.1+0.2 pts
194Cambodia2.8+0.2 pts
195Madagascar2.7+0.1 pts
196Eritrea2.7+0.1 pts
197Ethiopia1.7+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste1.6+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.1+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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