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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 2016, at 73.6%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 19.9%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest73.6American Samoa
Lowest1.2Vietnam
Median19.9199 countries

Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %Afghanistan: 13.4 %Antigua and Barbuda: 29.3 %Albania: 19.8 %Armenia: 21.6 %Angola: 9.7 %Argentina: 29.7 %Austria: 14.8 %Australia: 27.4 %Azerbaijan: 23.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.7 %Bangladesh: 3.5 %Belgium: 18.6 %Burkina Faso: 4.6 %Bulgaria: 18.9 %Burundi: 3.5 %Benin: 9.1 %Brunei: 28.1 %Bolivia: 23.8 %Brazil: 22.6 %Bahamas: 42.8 %Bhutan: 8.8 %Botswana: 16.3 %Belarus: 21.6 %Belize: 38 %Canada: 25.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4.9 %Central African Republic: 7.3 %Republic of the Congo: 9.3 %Switzerland: 10.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 9.2 %Chile: 33.1 %Cameroon: 12.9 %China: 5.7 %Colombia: 20.5 %Costa Rica: 27.6 %Cuba: 18.4 %Cape Verde: 12.6 %Cyprus: 21.8 %Czechia: 23.5 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 8.4 %Denmark: 13.1 %Dominican Republic: 25.1 %Algeria: 20.6 %Ecuador: 23.2 %Estonia: 20.8 %Egypt: 40.3 %Eritrea: 2.9 %Spain: 18.7 %Ethiopia: 1.8 %Finland: 20.8 %Fiji: 32.4 %France: 12.4 %Gabon: 17.7 %United Kingdom: 25.8 %Georgia: 30 %Ghana: 11.3 %Greenland: 24.6 %Gambia: 8.9 %Guinea: 7 %Equatorial Guinea: 15.4 %Greece: 25.5 %Guatemala: 22.3 %Guinea-Bissau: 9 %Guyana: 24.2 %Honduras: 25.9 %Croatia: 25.7 %Haiti: 8.9 %Hungary: 27.5 %Indonesia: 7.3 %Ireland: 26 %Israel: 22.7 %India: 5.2 %Iraq: 36.7 %Iran: 22 %Iceland: 19.9 %Italy: 15.3 %Jamaica: 29.3 %Jordan: 36.6 %Japan: 4.4 %Kenya: 8.7 %Kyrgyzstan: 16.7 %Cambodia: 3 %Kiribati: 44 %North Korea: 8.1 %South Korea: 5.1 %Kuwait: 40.7 %Kazakhstan: 17.9 %Laos: 6 %Lebanon: 28.4 %Sri Lanka: 7.4 %Liberia: 10.4 %Lesotho: 18.2 %Lithuania: 22 %Luxembourg: 18.3 %Latvia: 22 %Libya: 32.5 %Morocco: 18.6 %Moldova: 23.3 %Montenegro: 15.5 %Madagascar: 2.9 %North Macedonia: 24 %Mali: 9 %Myanmar: 6.1 %Mongolia: 19.8 %Mauritania: 19.2 %Mauritius: 17.7 %Malawi: 5.5 %Mexico: 32.1 %Malaysia: 18.3 %Mozambique: 7.4 %Namibia: 15.4 %Niger: 4.6 %Nigeria: 10.1 %Nicaragua: 30.1 %Netherlands: 14 %Norway: 17.8 %Nepal: 4.8 %New Zealand: 31.1 %Oman: 27 %Panama: 30.4 %Peru: 21.9 %French Polynesia: 45.1 %Papua New Guinea: 24.2 %Philippines: 6.9 %Pakistan: 16.3 %Poland: 21.7 %Puerto Rico: 37.3 %Palestine: 36 %Portugal: 18.9 %Palau: 39.5 %Paraguay: 28.1 %Qatar: 38.6 %Romania: 25.5 %Serbia: 19.4 %Russia: 19.6 %Rwanda: 3.4 %Saudi Arabia: 37.1 %Solomon Islands: 19.3 %Sudan: 13.2 %Sweden: 15.6 %Singapore: 10.7 %Slovenia: 17 %Slovakia: 22.5 %Sierra Leone: 6.3 %Senegal: 8.5 %Somalia: 11.1 %Suriname: 25.5 %South Sudan: 6.3 %El Salvador: 27.7 %Syria: 31 %Eswatini: 25.1 %Chad: 5.1 %Togo: 8.9 %Thailand: 11.2 %Tajikistan: 18.6 %Timor-Leste: 1.8 %Turkmenistan: 18.8 %Tunisia: 23.7 %Türkiye: 29.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 27.1 %Tanzania: 8.2 %Ukraine: 22.8 %Uganda: 5.9 %United States: 38.6 %Uruguay: 28.2 %Uzbekistan: 24.2 %Venezuela: 23.1 %Vietnam: 1.2 %Vanuatu: 19.7 %Samoa: 58.8 %Yemen: 10.6 %South Africa: 29.6 %Zambia: 8.3 %Zimbabwe: 11.5 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

American Samoa: 73.6 %American Samoa73.6Nauru: 69 %Nauru69Tokelau: 67.1 %Tokelau67.1Tonga: 66.6 %Tonga66.6Cook Islands: 66.4 %Cook Islands66.4Niue: 63.1 %Niue63.1Tuvalu: 61.1 %Tuvalu61.1Samoa: 58.8 %Samoa58.8French Polynesia: 45.1 %French Polynesia45.1Micronesia: 44.8 %Micronesia44.8Kiribati: 44 %Kiribati44Bahamas: 42.8 %Bahamas42.8Saint Kitts and Nevis: 41.6 %Saint Kitts and Nevis41.6Marshall Islands: 41 %Marshall Islands41Kuwait: 40.7 %Kuwait40.7Egypt: 40.3 %Egypt40.3Palau: 39.5 %Palau39.5United States: 38.6 %United States38.6Qatar: 38.6 %Qatar38.6Belize: 38 %Belize38Puerto Rico: 37.3 %Puerto Rico37.3Saudi Arabia: 37.1 %Saudi Arabia37.1Iraq: 36.7 %Iraq36.7Jordan: 36.6 %Jordan36.6Palestine: 36 %Palestine36Barbados: 33.7 %Barbados33.7Bahrain: 33.2 %Bahrain33.2Chile: 33.1 %Chile33.1Libya: 32.5 %Libya32.5Fiji: 32.4 %Fiji32.4Mexico: 32.1 %Mexico32.1United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %United Arab Emirates31.9New Zealand: 31.1 %New Zealand31.1Syria: 31 %Syria31Malta: 30.8 %Malta30.8Panama: 30.4 %Panama30.4Nicaragua: 30.1 %Nicaragua30.1Georgia: 30 %Georgia30Argentina: 29.7 %Argentina29.7Türkiye: 29.7 %Türkiye29.7American Samoa: 73.6 %American Samoa73.6Nauru: 69 %Nauru69Tokelau: 67.1 %Tokelau67.1Tonga: 66.6 %Tonga66.6Cook Islands: 66.4 %Cook Islands66.4Niue: 63.1 %Niue63.1Tuvalu: 61.1 %Tuvalu61.1Samoa: 58.8 %Samoa58.8French Polynesia: 45.1 %French Polynesia45.1Micronesia: 44.8 %Micronesia44.8Kiribati: 44 %Kiribati44Bahamas: 42.8 %Bahamas42.8Saint Kitts and Nevis: 41.6 %Saint Kitts and Nevis41.6Marshall Islands: 41 %Marshall Islands41Kuwait: 40.7 %Kuwait40.7Egypt: 40.3 %Egypt40.3Palau: 39.5 %Palau39.5United States: 38.6 %United States38.6Qatar: 38.6 %Qatar38.6Belize: 38 %Belize38Puerto Rico: 37.3 %Puerto Rico37.3Saudi Arabia: 37.1 %Saudi Arabia37.1Iraq: 36.7 %Iraq36.7Jordan: 36.6 %Jordan36.6Palestine: 36 %Palestine36Barbados: 33.7 %Barbados33.7Bahrain: 33.2 %Bahrain33.2Chile: 33.1 %Chile33.1Libya: 32.5 %Libya32.5Fiji: 32.4 %Fiji32.4Mexico: 32.1 %Mexico32.1United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %United Arab Emirates31.9New Zealand: 31.1 %New Zealand31.1Syria: 31 %Syria31Malta: 30.8 %Malta30.8Panama: 30.4 %Panama30.4Nicaragua: 30.1 %Nicaragua30.1Georgia: 30 %Georgia30Argentina: 29.7 %Argentina29.7Türkiye: 29.7 %Türkiye29.7
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1American Samoa73.6+0.3 pts
2Nauru69+0.4 pts
3Tokelau67.1+0.4 pts
4Tonga66.6+0.9 pts
5Cook Islands66.4+0.8 pts
6Niue63.1+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu61.1+0.5 pts
8Samoa58.8+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia45.1+0.5 pts
10Micronesia44.8+0.5 pts
11Kiribati44+0.2 pts
12Bahamas42.8+0.7 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis41.6+0.7 pts
14Marshall Islands41+0.1 pts
15Kuwait40.7-0 pts
16Egypt40.3+0.6 pts
17Palau39.5+0.1 pts
18United States38.6+0.4 pts
19Qatar38.6+0.6 pts
20Belize38+0.7 pts
21Puerto Rico37.3+0.7 pts
22Saudi Arabia37.1+0.5 pts
23Iraq36.7+0.5 pts
24Jordan36.6+0.1 pts
25Palestine36+0.3 pts
26Barbados33.7+0.7 pts
27Bahrain33.2+0.4 pts
28Chile33.1+0.9 pts
29Libya32.5+0.3 pts
30Fiji32.4+0.8 pts
31Mexico32.1+0.7 pts
32United Arab Emirates31.9+0.2 pts
33New Zealand31.1+0.4 pts
34Syria31+0.4 pts
35Malta30.80 pts
36Panama30.4+0.9 pts
37Nicaragua30.1+0.6 pts
38Georgia30+0.8 pts
39Argentina29.7+0.9 pts
40Türkiye29.7+0.1 pts
41South Africa29.6+0.3 pts
42Jamaica29.3+0.7 pts
43Antigua and Barbuda29.3+0.7 pts
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines29.1+0.7 pts
45Saint Lucia28.9+0.7 pts
46Bermuda28.7+0.6 pts
47Lebanon28.4+0.4 pts
48Uruguay28.2+0.8 pts
49Brunei28.1+1.1 pts
50Paraguay28.1+0.8 pts
51Seychelles28+0.6 pts
52El Salvador27.7+0.6 pts
53Costa Rica27.6+0.6 pts
54Hungary27.5+0.5 pts
55Australia27.4+0.4 pts
56Dominica27.2+0.6 pts
57Trinidad and Tobago27.1+0.5 pts
58Oman27+0.5 pts
59Grenada26.3+0.6 pts
60Ireland26+0.3 pts
61Honduras25.9+0.7 pts
62United Kingdom25.8+0.2 pts
63Croatia25.7+0.6 pts
64Suriname25.5+0.6 pts
65Romania25.5+0.9 pts
66Greece25.5+0.3 pts
67Canada25.2+0.1 pts
68Dominican Republic25.1+0.7 pts
69Eswatini25.1+0.5 pts
70Greenland24.6+0.4 pts
71Guyana24.2+0.7 pts
72Papua New Guinea24.2+0.4 pts
73Uzbekistan24.2+0.9 pts
74North Macedonia24+0.4 pts
75Bolivia23.8+0.7 pts
76Tunisia23.7+0.4 pts
77Czechia23.5+0.4 pts
78Azerbaijan23.4+0.5 pts
79Moldova23.3-0.1 pts
80Ecuador23.2+0.7 pts
81Venezuela23.10 pts
82Ukraine22.8+0.1 pts
83Israel22.7-0 pts
84Brazil22.6+0.9 pts
85Slovakia22.5+0.5 pts
86Guatemala22.3+0.7 pts
87Lithuania22-0 pts
88Iran22+0.5 pts
89Latvia22+0.1 pts
90Peru21.9+0.9 pts
91Cyprus21.80 pts
92Poland21.7+0.1 pts
93Armenia21.6+0.4 pts
94Belarus21.6-0.1 pts
95Estonia20.8-0 pts
96Finland20.8+0.3 pts
97Algeria20.6+0.5 pts
98Germany20.6-0 pts
99Colombia20.5+0.6 pts
100Iceland19.9+0.3 pts
101Albania19.8+0.5 pts
102Mongolia19.8+0.7 pts
103Vanuatu19.7+0.3 pts
104Russia19.6-0.2 pts
105Serbia19.4+0.3 pts
106Solomon Islands19.3+0.3 pts
107Mauritania19.2+0.5 pts
108Portugal18.9-0 pts
109Bulgaria18.9+0.2 pts
110Turkmenistan18.8+0.5 pts
111Bosnia and Herzegovina18.7+0.3 pts
112Spain18.7-0.4 pts
113Morocco18.6+0.5 pts
114Belgium18.6+0.2 pts
115Tajikistan18.6+0.6 pts
116Cuba18.4+0.5 pts
117Luxembourg18.30 pts
118Malaysia18.3+0.6 pts
119Lesotho18.2+0.5 pts
120Kazakhstan17.9+0.4 pts
121Norway17.8+0.3 pts
122Mauritius17.7+0.3 pts
123Gabon17.7+0.5 pts
124Andorra170 pts
125Slovenia17+0.2 pts
126Kyrgyzstan16.7+0.6 pts
127Pakistan16.3+0.9 pts
128Botswana16.3+0.4 pts
129Sweden15.6+0.2 pts
130Montenegro15.5+0.2 pts
131Equatorial Guinea15.4+0.4 pts
132Namibia15.4+0.3 pts
133Italy15.3-0.1 pts
134Austria14.8+0.2 pts
135Netherlands14+0.1 pts
136Afghanistan13.4+0.8 pts
137São Tomé and Príncipe13.3+0.5 pts
138Sudan13.2+0.5 pts
139Maldives13.1+0.5 pts
140Denmark13.1+0.1 pts
141Cameroon12.9+0.3 pts
142Cape Verde12.6+0.4 pts
143Comoros12.5+0.5 pts
144France12.4-0.1 pts
145Zimbabwe11.5+0.4 pts
146Ghana11.3+0.3 pts
147Thailand11.2+0.5 pts
148Somalia11.1+0.4 pts
149Singapore10.7+0.6 pts
150Yemen10.6+0.4 pts
151Switzerland10.4+0.1 pts
152Liberia10.4+0.6 pts
153Nigeria10.1+0.4 pts
154Angola9.7+0.3 pts
155Republic of the Congo9.3+0.3 pts
156Côte d’Ivoire9.2+0.3 pts
157Benin9.1+0.3 pts
158Mali9+0.4 pts
159Guinea-Bissau9+0.4 pts
160Haiti8.9+0.2 pts
161Gambia8.9+0.4 pts
162Togo8.9+0.4 pts
163Bhutan8.8+0.5 pts
164Kenya8.7+0.3 pts
165Senegal8.5+0.3 pts
166Djibouti8.4+0.3 pts
167Zambia8.3+0.4 pts
168Tanzania8.2+0.3 pts
169North Korea8.1+0.4 pts
170Sri Lanka7.4+0.4 pts
171Mozambique7.4+0.4 pts
172Central African Republic7.3+0.4 pts
173Indonesia7.3+0.5 pts
174Guinea7+0.3 pts
175Philippines6.9+0.3 pts
176South Sudan6.3+0.3 pts
177Sierra Leone6.3+0.2 pts
178Myanmar6.1+0.2 pts
179Laos6+0.3 pts
180Uganda5.9+0.4 pts
181China5.7+0.3 pts
182Malawi5.5+0.3 pts
183India5.2+0.3 pts
184South Korea5.1+0.3 pts
185Chad5.1+0.2 pts
186Democratic Republic of the Congo4.9+0.2 pts
187Nepal4.8+0.3 pts
188Burkina Faso4.6+0.3 pts
189Niger4.6+0.2 pts
190Japan4.4+0.1 pts
191Burundi3.5+0.2 pts
192Bangladesh3.5+0.3 pts
193Rwanda3.4+0.2 pts
194Cambodia3+0.2 pts
195Madagascar2.9+0.2 pts
196Eritrea2.9+0.1 pts
197Ethiopia1.8+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste1.8+0.2 pts
199Vietnam1.2+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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