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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 2017, at 74%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 20.5%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest74American Samoa
Lowest1.3Vietnam
Median20.5199 countries

Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 32 %Afghanistan: 14.2 %Antigua and Barbuda: 30 %Albania: 20.3 %Armenia: 22.1 %Angola: 10 %Argentina: 30.6 %Austria: 15 %Australia: 27.8 %Azerbaijan: 23.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19 %Bangladesh: 3.8 %Belgium: 18.8 %Burkina Faso: 4.9 %Bulgaria: 19.1 %Burundi: 3.7 %Benin: 9.4 %Brunei: 29.2 %Bolivia: 24.6 %Brazil: 23.5 %Bahamas: 43.5 %Bhutan: 9.3 %Botswana: 16.7 %Belarus: 21.5 %Belize: 38.7 %Canada: 25.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5.1 %Central African Republic: 7.7 %Republic of the Congo: 9.6 %Switzerland: 10.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 9.6 %Chile: 34 %Cameroon: 13.2 %China: 6.1 %Colombia: 21.1 %Costa Rica: 28.3 %Cuba: 18.9 %Cape Verde: 13.1 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 23.8 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 8.8 %Denmark: 13.2 %Dominican Republic: 25.8 %Algeria: 21.1 %Ecuador: 23.9 %Estonia: 20.8 %Egypt: 40.8 %Eritrea: 3 %Spain: 18.3 %Ethiopia: 1.9 %Finland: 21.1 %Fiji: 33.2 %France: 12.3 %Gabon: 18.2 %United Kingdom: 26 %Georgia: 30.7 %Ghana: 11.6 %Greenland: 25 %Gambia: 9.3 %Guinea: 7.4 %Equatorial Guinea: 15.8 %Greece: 25.8 %Guatemala: 23 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.4 %Guyana: 25 %Honduras: 26.6 %Croatia: 26.3 %Haiti: 9.2 %Hungary: 28 %Indonesia: 7.8 %Ireland: 26.2 %Israel: 22.6 %India: 5.5 %Iraq: 37.2 %Iran: 22.4 %Iceland: 20.2 %Italy: 15.2 %Jamaica: 30.1 %Jordan: 36.6 %Japan: 4.6 %Kenya: 9 %Kyrgyzstan: 17.3 %Cambodia: 3.2 %Kiribati: 44.2 %North Korea: 8.6 %South Korea: 5.4 %Kuwait: 40.6 %Kazakhstan: 18.3 %Laos: 6.3 %Lebanon: 28.8 %Sri Lanka: 7.9 %Liberia: 11.1 %Lesotho: 18.7 %Lithuania: 22 %Luxembourg: 18.4 %Latvia: 22 %Libya: 32.8 %Morocco: 19 %Moldova: 23.2 %Montenegro: 15.7 %Madagascar: 3 %North Macedonia: 24.3 %Mali: 9.5 %Myanmar: 6.3 %Mongolia: 20.5 %Mauritania: 19.8 %Mauritius: 18.1 %Malawi: 5.8 %Mexico: 32.8 %Malaysia: 18.9 %Mozambique: 7.7 %Namibia: 15.7 %Niger: 4.8 %Nigeria: 10.5 %Nicaragua: 30.7 %Netherlands: 14.1 %Norway: 18.1 %Nepal: 5.1 %New Zealand: 31.5 %Oman: 27.4 %Panama: 31.4 %Peru: 22.8 %French Polynesia: 45.6 %Papua New Guinea: 24.6 %Philippines: 7.2 %Pakistan: 17.3 %Poland: 21.7 %Puerto Rico: 38 %Palestine: 36.3 %Portugal: 18.8 %Palau: 39.6 %Paraguay: 28.9 %Qatar: 39.2 %Romania: 26.4 %Serbia: 19.7 %Russia: 19.4 %Rwanda: 3.6 %Saudi Arabia: 37.5 %Solomon Islands: 19.6 %Sudan: 13.7 %Sweden: 15.8 %Singapore: 11.3 %Slovenia: 17.2 %Slovakia: 22.9 %Sierra Leone: 6.5 %Senegal: 8.8 %Somalia: 11.6 %Suriname: 26.2 %South Sudan: 6.6 %El Salvador: 28.2 %Syria: 31.3 %Eswatini: 25.6 %Chad: 5.3 %Togo: 9.4 %Thailand: 11.7 %Tajikistan: 19.1 %Timor-Leste: 2 %Turkmenistan: 19.2 %Tunisia: 24 %Türkiye: 29.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 27.6 %Tanzania: 8.6 %Ukraine: 22.8 %Uganda: 6.3 %United States: 39 %Uruguay: 29 %Uzbekistan: 25.1 %Venezuela: 23.1 %Vietnam: 1.3 %Vanuatu: 20 %Samoa: 59.5 %Yemen: 11 %South Africa: 29.8 %Zambia: 8.6 %Zimbabwe: 11.9 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

American Samoa: 74 %American Samoa74Nauru: 69.3 %Nauru69.3Tokelau: 67.6 %Tokelau67.6Tonga: 67.5 %Tonga67.5Cook Islands: 67.1 %Cook Islands67.1Niue: 63.6 %Niue63.6Tuvalu: 61.6 %Tuvalu61.6Samoa: 59.5 %Samoa59.5French Polynesia: 45.6 %French Polynesia45.6Micronesia: 45.3 %Micronesia45.3Kiribati: 44.2 %Kiribati44.2Bahamas: 43.5 %Bahamas43.5Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.3 %Saint Kitts and Nevis42.3Marshall Islands: 41.1 %Marshall Islands41.1Egypt: 40.8 %Egypt40.8Kuwait: 40.6 %Kuwait40.6Palau: 39.6 %Palau39.6Qatar: 39.2 %Qatar39.2United States: 39 %United States39Belize: 38.7 %Belize38.7Puerto Rico: 38 %Puerto Rico38Saudi Arabia: 37.5 %Saudi Arabia37.5Iraq: 37.2 %Iraq37.2Jordan: 36.6 %Jordan36.6Palestine: 36.3 %Palestine36.3Barbados: 34.4 %Barbados34.4Chile: 34 %Chile34Bahrain: 33.5 %Bahrain33.5Fiji: 33.2 %Fiji33.2Mexico: 32.8 %Mexico32.8Libya: 32.8 %Libya32.8United Arab Emirates: 32 %United Arab Emirates32New Zealand: 31.5 %New Zealand31.5Panama: 31.4 %Panama31.4Syria: 31.3 %Syria31.3Malta: 30.8 %Malta30.8Nicaragua: 30.7 %Nicaragua30.7Georgia: 30.7 %Georgia30.7Argentina: 30.6 %Argentina30.6Jamaica: 30.1 %Jamaica30.1American Samoa: 74 %American Samoa74Nauru: 69.3 %Nauru69.3Tokelau: 67.6 %Tokelau67.6Tonga: 67.5 %Tonga67.5Cook Islands: 67.1 %Cook Islands67.1Niue: 63.6 %Niue63.6Tuvalu: 61.6 %Tuvalu61.6Samoa: 59.5 %Samoa59.5French Polynesia: 45.6 %French Polynesia45.6Micronesia: 45.3 %Micronesia45.3Kiribati: 44.2 %Kiribati44.2Bahamas: 43.5 %Bahamas43.5Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.3 %Saint Kitts and Nevis42.3Marshall Islands: 41.1 %Marshall Islands41.1Egypt: 40.8 %Egypt40.8Kuwait: 40.6 %Kuwait40.6Palau: 39.6 %Palau39.6Qatar: 39.2 %Qatar39.2United States: 39 %United States39Belize: 38.7 %Belize38.7Puerto Rico: 38 %Puerto Rico38Saudi Arabia: 37.5 %Saudi Arabia37.5Iraq: 37.2 %Iraq37.2Jordan: 36.6 %Jordan36.6Palestine: 36.3 %Palestine36.3Barbados: 34.4 %Barbados34.4Chile: 34 %Chile34Bahrain: 33.5 %Bahrain33.5Fiji: 33.2 %Fiji33.2Mexico: 32.8 %Mexico32.8Libya: 32.8 %Libya32.8United Arab Emirates: 32 %United Arab Emirates32New Zealand: 31.5 %New Zealand31.5Panama: 31.4 %Panama31.4Syria: 31.3 %Syria31.3Malta: 30.8 %Malta30.8Nicaragua: 30.7 %Nicaragua30.7Georgia: 30.7 %Georgia30.7Argentina: 30.6 %Argentina30.6Jamaica: 30.1 %Jamaica30.1
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1American Samoa74+0.3 pts
2Nauru69.3+0.3 pts
3Tokelau67.6+0.4 pts
4Tonga67.5+0.9 pts
5Cook Islands67.1+0.8 pts
6Niue63.6+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu61.6+0.5 pts
8Samoa59.5+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia45.6+0.5 pts
10Micronesia45.3+0.5 pts
11Kiribati44.2+0.2 pts
12Bahamas43.5+0.7 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis42.3+0.7 pts
14Marshall Islands41.1+0.1 pts
15Egypt40.8+0.6 pts
16Kuwait40.6-0.1 pts
17Palau39.6+0.1 pts
18Qatar39.2+0.6 pts
19United States39+0.4 pts
20Belize38.7+0.7 pts
21Puerto Rico38+0.7 pts
22Saudi Arabia37.5+0.5 pts
23Iraq37.2+0.5 pts
24Jordan36.6-0 pts
25Palestine36.3+0.3 pts
26Barbados34.4+0.7 pts
27Chile34+0.9 pts
28Bahrain33.5+0.3 pts
29Fiji33.2+0.8 pts
30Mexico32.8+0.7 pts
31Libya32.8+0.3 pts
32United Arab Emirates32+0.1 pts
33New Zealand31.5+0.4 pts
34Panama31.4+0.9 pts
35Syria31.3+0.4 pts
36Malta30.80 pts
37Nicaragua30.7+0.6 pts
38Georgia30.7+0.7 pts
39Argentina30.6+0.9 pts
40Jamaica30.1+0.7 pts
41Antigua and Barbuda30+0.6 pts
42South Africa29.8+0.3 pts
43Saint Vincent and the Grenadines29.8+0.7 pts
44Türkiye29.70 pts
45Saint Lucia29.6+0.7 pts
46Bermuda29.4+0.7 pts
47Brunei29.2+1.1 pts
48Uruguay29+0.8 pts
49Paraguay28.9+0.8 pts
50Lebanon28.8+0.4 pts
51Seychelles28.6+0.6 pts
52Costa Rica28.3+0.6 pts
53El Salvador28.2+0.6 pts
54Hungary28+0.5 pts
55Australia27.8+0.4 pts
56Dominica27.8+0.6 pts
57Trinidad and Tobago27.6+0.5 pts
58Oman27.4+0.5 pts
59Grenada26.9+0.6 pts
60Honduras26.6+0.7 pts
61Romania26.4+0.9 pts
62Croatia26.3+0.6 pts
63Ireland26.2+0.3 pts
64Suriname26.2+0.6 pts
65United Kingdom26+0.2 pts
66Dominican Republic25.8+0.7 pts
67Greece25.8+0.3 pts
68Eswatini25.6+0.5 pts
69Canada25.4+0.1 pts
70Uzbekistan25.1+0.9 pts
71Greenland25+0.4 pts
72Guyana25+0.7 pts
73Papua New Guinea24.6+0.4 pts
74Bolivia24.6+0.7 pts
75North Macedonia24.3+0.3 pts
76Tunisia24+0.4 pts
77Ecuador23.9+0.7 pts
78Azerbaijan23.9+0.5 pts
79Czechia23.8+0.4 pts
80Brazil23.5+0.9 pts
81Moldova23.2-0.1 pts
82Venezuela23.10 pts
83Guatemala23+0.7 pts
84Slovakia22.9+0.4 pts
85Ukraine22.80 pts
86Peru22.8+0.9 pts
87Israel22.6-0 pts
88Iran22.4+0.4 pts
89Armenia22.1+0.4 pts
90Latvia22+0.1 pts
91Lithuania22-0 pts
92Cyprus21.7-0 pts
93Poland21.7+0.1 pts
94Belarus21.5-0.1 pts
95Finland21.1+0.4 pts
96Colombia21.1+0.5 pts
97Algeria21.1+0.4 pts
98Estonia20.8-0 pts
99Germany20.6-0 pts
100Mongolia20.5+0.7 pts
101Albania20.3+0.5 pts
102Iceland20.2+0.3 pts
103Vanuatu20+0.3 pts
104Mauritania19.8+0.6 pts
105Serbia19.7+0.3 pts
106Solomon Islands19.6+0.3 pts
107Russia19.4-0.2 pts
108Turkmenistan19.2+0.4 pts
109Tajikistan19.1+0.6 pts
110Bulgaria19.1+0.2 pts
111Morocco19+0.4 pts
112Bosnia and Herzegovina19+0.3 pts
113Cuba18.9+0.5 pts
114Malaysia18.9+0.6 pts
115Belgium18.8+0.2 pts
116Portugal18.8-0.1 pts
117Lesotho18.7+0.5 pts
118Luxembourg18.4+0.1 pts
119Kazakhstan18.3+0.4 pts
120Spain18.3-0.4 pts
121Gabon18.2+0.6 pts
122Norway18.1+0.3 pts
123Mauritius18.1+0.3 pts
124Kyrgyzstan17.3+0.7 pts
125Pakistan17.3+1 pts
126Slovenia17.2+0.2 pts
127Andorra170 pts
128Botswana16.7+0.4 pts
129Sweden15.8+0.2 pts
130Equatorial Guinea15.8+0.4 pts
131Montenegro15.7+0.2 pts
132Namibia15.7+0.3 pts
133Italy15.2-0.1 pts
134Austria15+0.2 pts
135Afghanistan14.2+0.8 pts
136Netherlands14.1+0.1 pts
137São Tomé and Príncipe13.8+0.5 pts
138Sudan13.7+0.5 pts
139Maldives13.6+0.5 pts
140Cameroon13.2+0.3 pts
141Denmark13.2+0.1 pts
142Cape Verde13.1+0.4 pts
143Comoros13+0.5 pts
144France12.3-0.1 pts
145Zimbabwe11.9+0.4 pts
146Thailand11.7+0.6 pts
147Ghana11.6+0.4 pts
148Somalia11.6+0.4 pts
149Singapore11.3+0.7 pts
150Liberia11.1+0.7 pts
151Yemen11+0.4 pts
152Switzerland10.5+0.1 pts
153Nigeria10.5+0.4 pts
154Angola10+0.3 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire9.6+0.4 pts
156Republic of the Congo9.6+0.3 pts
157Mali9.5+0.4 pts
158Benin9.4+0.3 pts
159Guinea-Bissau9.4+0.4 pts
160Togo9.4+0.5 pts
161Bhutan9.3+0.5 pts
162Gambia9.3+0.4 pts
163Haiti9.2+0.3 pts
164Kenya9+0.3 pts
165Senegal8.8+0.3 pts
166Djibouti8.8+0.4 pts
167Zambia8.6+0.4 pts
168Tanzania8.6+0.4 pts
169North Korea8.6+0.4 pts
170Sri Lanka7.9+0.4 pts
171Indonesia7.8+0.5 pts
172Mozambique7.7+0.4 pts
173Central African Republic7.7+0.4 pts
174Guinea7.4+0.4 pts
175Philippines7.2+0.3 pts
176South Sudan6.6+0.3 pts
177Sierra Leone6.5+0.2 pts
178Laos6.3+0.3 pts
179Myanmar6.3+0.2 pts
180Uganda6.3+0.4 pts
181China6.1+0.4 pts
182Malawi5.8+0.3 pts
183India5.5+0.3 pts
184South Korea5.4+0.3 pts
185Chad5.3+0.2 pts
186Nepal5.1+0.4 pts
187Democratic Republic of the Congo5.1+0.2 pts
188Burkina Faso4.9+0.3 pts
189Niger4.8+0.2 pts
190Japan4.6+0.2 pts
191Bangladesh3.8+0.3 pts
192Burundi3.7+0.2 pts
193Rwanda3.6+0.2 pts
194Cambodia3.2+0.2 pts
195Madagascar3+0.2 pts
196Eritrea3+0.2 pts
197Timor-Leste2+0.2 pts
198Ethiopia1.9+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.3+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.

Model estimates for every country and year, including years without a survey. A separate series from adult_obesity_rate, the CDC crude rate for US states from self-reported height and weight, which gives lower values than measurement. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

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