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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 2018, at 74.2%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 20.8%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest74.2American Samoa
Lowest1.5Vietnam
Median20.8199 countries

Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 32 %Afghanistan: 15.1 %Antigua and Barbuda: 30.6 %Albania: 20.8 %Armenia: 22.5 %Angola: 10.3 %Argentina: 31.5 %Austria: 15.1 %Australia: 28.3 %Azerbaijan: 24.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19.3 %Bangladesh: 4 %Belgium: 19.1 %Burkina Faso: 5.3 %Bulgaria: 19.3 %Burundi: 3.8 %Benin: 9.8 %Brunei: 30.3 %Bolivia: 25.3 %Brazil: 24.4 %Bahamas: 44.2 %Bhutan: 9.8 %Botswana: 17.1 %Belarus: 21.4 %Belize: 39.3 %Canada: 25.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5.3 %Central African Republic: 8.1 %Republic of the Congo: 9.9 %Switzerland: 10.6 %Côte d’Ivoire: 10 %Chile: 34.9 %Cameroon: 13.6 %China: 6.5 %Colombia: 21.6 %Costa Rica: 28.9 %Cuba: 19.5 %Cape Verde: 13.5 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 24.2 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 9.1 %Denmark: 13.3 %Dominican Republic: 26.5 %Algeria: 21.4 %Ecuador: 24.6 %Estonia: 20.8 %Egypt: 41.3 %Eritrea: 3.2 %Spain: 17.8 %Ethiopia: 2.1 %Finland: 21.5 %Fiji: 34 %France: 12.1 %Gabon: 18.8 %United Kingdom: 26.3 %Georgia: 31.4 %Ghana: 12 %Greenland: 25.4 %Gambia: 9.7 %Guinea: 7.8 %Equatorial Guinea: 16.2 %Greece: 26 %Guatemala: 23.7 %Guinea-Bissau: 9.8 %Guyana: 25.6 %Honduras: 27.4 %Croatia: 26.9 %Haiti: 9.4 %Hungary: 28.5 %Indonesia: 8.3 %Ireland: 26.5 %Israel: 22.6 %India: 5.8 %Iraq: 37.6 %Iran: 22.8 %Iceland: 20.4 %Italy: 15.1 %Jamaica: 30.8 %Jordan: 36.5 %Japan: 4.7 %Kenya: 9.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 18 %Cambodia: 3.4 %Kiribati: 44.4 %North Korea: 9 %South Korea: 5.8 %Kuwait: 40.4 %Kazakhstan: 18.7 %Laos: 6.7 %Lebanon: 29.1 %Sri Lanka: 8.3 %Liberia: 11.9 %Lesotho: 19.2 %Lithuania: 21.9 %Luxembourg: 18.5 %Latvia: 22.1 %Libya: 33 %Morocco: 19.4 %Moldova: 23.1 %Montenegro: 15.9 %Madagascar: 3.2 %North Macedonia: 24.7 %Mali: 9.9 %Myanmar: 6.6 %Mongolia: 21.1 %Mauritania: 20.4 %Mauritius: 18.4 %Malawi: 6.1 %Mexico: 33.5 %Malaysia: 19.5 %Mozambique: 8.1 %Namibia: 16 %Niger: 5 %Nigeria: 10.8 %Nicaragua: 31.3 %Netherlands: 14.2 %Norway: 18.4 %Nepal: 5.5 %New Zealand: 31.8 %Oman: 27.9 %Panama: 32.3 %Peru: 23.7 %French Polynesia: 46.1 %Papua New Guinea: 25.1 %Philippines: 7.5 %Pakistan: 18.3 %Poland: 21.7 %Puerto Rico: 38.6 %Palestine: 36.5 %Portugal: 18.7 %Palau: 39.7 %Paraguay: 29.7 %Qatar: 39.7 %Romania: 27.3 %Serbia: 20 %Russia: 19.2 %Rwanda: 3.8 %Saudi Arabia: 38 %Solomon Islands: 19.9 %Sudan: 14.2 %Sweden: 16 %Singapore: 12 %Slovenia: 17.5 %Slovakia: 23.4 %Sierra Leone: 6.7 %Senegal: 9.1 %Somalia: 12 %Suriname: 26.8 %South Sudan: 6.9 %El Salvador: 28.8 %Syria: 31.6 %Eswatini: 26.1 %Chad: 5.6 %Togo: 9.9 %Thailand: 12.3 %Tajikistan: 19.7 %Timor-Leste: 2.1 %Turkmenistan: 19.7 %Tunisia: 24.4 %Türkiye: 29.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 28 %Tanzania: 9 %Ukraine: 22.8 %Uganda: 6.7 %United States: 39.3 %Uruguay: 29.8 %Uzbekistan: 26 %Venezuela: 23.1 %Vietnam: 1.5 %Vanuatu: 20.3 %Samoa: 60.2 %Yemen: 11.3 %South Africa: 30.1 %Zambia: 9 %Zimbabwe: 12.2 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

American Samoa: 74.2 %American Samoa74.2Nauru: 69.6 %Nauru69.6Tonga: 68.4 %Tonga68.4Tokelau: 68.1 %Tokelau68.1Cook Islands: 67.9 %Cook Islands67.9Niue: 64 %Niue64Tuvalu: 62.1 %Tuvalu62.1Samoa: 60.2 %Samoa60.2French Polynesia: 46.1 %French Polynesia46.1Micronesia: 45.8 %Micronesia45.8Kiribati: 44.4 %Kiribati44.4Bahamas: 44.2 %Bahamas44.2Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.9 %Saint Kitts and Nevis42.9Egypt: 41.3 %Egypt41.3Marshall Islands: 41.2 %Marshall Islands41.2Kuwait: 40.4 %Kuwait40.4Palau: 39.7 %Palau39.7Qatar: 39.7 %Qatar39.7Belize: 39.3 %Belize39.3United States: 39.3 %United States39.3Puerto Rico: 38.6 %Puerto Rico38.6Saudi Arabia: 38 %Saudi Arabia38Iraq: 37.6 %Iraq37.6Palestine: 36.5 %Palestine36.5Jordan: 36.5 %Jordan36.5Barbados: 35.1 %Barbados35.1Chile: 34.9 %Chile34.9Fiji: 34 %Fiji34Bahrain: 33.7 %Bahrain33.7Mexico: 33.5 %Mexico33.5Libya: 33 %Libya33Panama: 32.3 %Panama32.3United Arab Emirates: 32 %United Arab Emirates32New Zealand: 31.8 %New Zealand31.8Syria: 31.6 %Syria31.6Argentina: 31.5 %Argentina31.5Georgia: 31.4 %Georgia31.4Nicaragua: 31.3 %Nicaragua31.3Jamaica: 30.8 %Jamaica30.8Malta: 30.8 %Malta30.8American Samoa: 74.2 %American Samoa74.2Nauru: 69.6 %Nauru69.6Tonga: 68.4 %Tonga68.4Tokelau: 68.1 %Tokelau68.1Cook Islands: 67.9 %Cook Islands67.9Niue: 64 %Niue64Tuvalu: 62.1 %Tuvalu62.1Samoa: 60.2 %Samoa60.2French Polynesia: 46.1 %French Polynesia46.1Micronesia: 45.8 %Micronesia45.8Kiribati: 44.4 %Kiribati44.4Bahamas: 44.2 %Bahamas44.2Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.9 %Saint Kitts and Nevis42.9Egypt: 41.3 %Egypt41.3Marshall Islands: 41.2 %Marshall Islands41.2Kuwait: 40.4 %Kuwait40.4Palau: 39.7 %Palau39.7Qatar: 39.7 %Qatar39.7Belize: 39.3 %Belize39.3United States: 39.3 %United States39.3Puerto Rico: 38.6 %Puerto Rico38.6Saudi Arabia: 38 %Saudi Arabia38Iraq: 37.6 %Iraq37.6Palestine: 36.5 %Palestine36.5Jordan: 36.5 %Jordan36.5Barbados: 35.1 %Barbados35.1Chile: 34.9 %Chile34.9Fiji: 34 %Fiji34Bahrain: 33.7 %Bahrain33.7Mexico: 33.5 %Mexico33.5Libya: 33 %Libya33Panama: 32.3 %Panama32.3United Arab Emirates: 32 %United Arab Emirates32New Zealand: 31.8 %New Zealand31.8Syria: 31.6 %Syria31.6Argentina: 31.5 %Argentina31.5Georgia: 31.4 %Georgia31.4Nicaragua: 31.3 %Nicaragua31.3Jamaica: 30.8 %Jamaica30.8Malta: 30.8 %Malta30.8
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1American Samoa74.2+0.3 pts
2Nauru69.6+0.3 pts
3Tonga68.4+0.9 pts
4Tokelau68.1+0.5 pts
5Cook Islands67.9+0.8 pts
6Niue64+0.4 pts
7Tuvalu62.1+0.5 pts
8Samoa60.2+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia46.1+0.5 pts
10Micronesia45.8+0.5 pts
11Kiribati44.4+0.2 pts
12Bahamas44.2+0.7 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis42.9+0.7 pts
14Egypt41.3+0.5 pts
15Marshall Islands41.2+0.1 pts
16Kuwait40.4-0.2 pts
17Palau39.7+0.1 pts
18Qatar39.7+0.5 pts
19Belize39.3+0.7 pts
20United States39.3+0.3 pts
21Puerto Rico38.6+0.6 pts
22Saudi Arabia38+0.5 pts
23Iraq37.6+0.4 pts
24Palestine36.5+0.2 pts
25Jordan36.5-0.1 pts
26Barbados35.1+0.7 pts
27Chile34.9+0.9 pts
28Fiji34+0.8 pts
29Bahrain33.7+0.2 pts
30Mexico33.5+0.6 pts
31Libya33+0.2 pts
32Panama32.3+0.9 pts
33United Arab Emirates32-0 pts
34New Zealand31.8+0.4 pts
35Syria31.6+0.3 pts
36Argentina31.5+0.9 pts
37Georgia31.4+0.7 pts
38Nicaragua31.3+0.6 pts
39Jamaica30.8+0.7 pts
40Malta30.80 pts
41Antigua and Barbuda30.6+0.6 pts
42Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30.5+0.7 pts
43Saint Lucia30.3+0.7 pts
44Brunei30.3+1.1 pts
45South Africa30.1+0.2 pts
46Bermuda30.1+0.7 pts
47Uruguay29.8+0.8 pts
48Paraguay29.7+0.8 pts
49Türkiye29.7-0 pts
50Seychelles29.2+0.6 pts
51Lebanon29.1+0.3 pts
52Costa Rica28.9+0.6 pts
53El Salvador28.8+0.6 pts
54Hungary28.5+0.5 pts
55Dominica28.4+0.6 pts
56Australia28.3+0.4 pts
57Trinidad and Tobago28+0.4 pts
58Oman27.9+0.4 pts
59Grenada27.6+0.6 pts
60Honduras27.4+0.7 pts
61Romania27.3+0.9 pts
62Croatia26.9+0.6 pts
63Suriname26.8+0.6 pts
64Dominican Republic26.5+0.7 pts
65Ireland26.5+0.2 pts
66United Kingdom26.3+0.2 pts
67Eswatini26.1+0.5 pts
68Greece26+0.3 pts
69Uzbekistan26+0.9 pts
70Guyana25.6+0.7 pts
71Canada25.5+0.1 pts
72Greenland25.4+0.4 pts
73Bolivia25.3+0.7 pts
74Papua New Guinea25.1+0.4 pts
75North Macedonia24.7+0.3 pts
76Ecuador24.6+0.7 pts
77Brazil24.4+0.9 pts
78Tunisia24.4+0.3 pts
79Azerbaijan24.3+0.5 pts
80Czechia24.2+0.3 pts
81Peru23.7+0.9 pts
82Guatemala23.7+0.7 pts
83Slovakia23.4+0.4 pts
84Moldova23.1-0.1 pts
85Venezuela23.1-0 pts
86Ukraine22.80 pts
87Iran22.8+0.4 pts
88Israel22.6-0 pts
89Armenia22.5+0.4 pts
90Latvia22.1+0.1 pts
91Lithuania21.9-0.1 pts
92Cyprus21.7-0 pts
93Poland21.70 pts
94Colombia21.6+0.5 pts
95Finland21.5+0.4 pts
96Algeria21.4+0.4 pts
97Belarus21.4-0.1 pts
98Mongolia21.1+0.6 pts
99Albania20.8+0.5 pts
100Estonia20.8-0.1 pts
101Germany20.6-0 pts
102Iceland20.4+0.3 pts
103Mauritania20.4+0.6 pts
104Vanuatu20.3+0.3 pts
105Serbia20+0.3 pts
106Solomon Islands19.9+0.3 pts
107Tajikistan19.7+0.6 pts
108Turkmenistan19.7+0.4 pts
109Malaysia19.5+0.6 pts
110Cuba19.5+0.5 pts
111Morocco19.4+0.4 pts
112Bulgaria19.3+0.2 pts
113Bosnia and Herzegovina19.3+0.3 pts
114Lesotho19.2+0.5 pts
115Russia19.2-0.2 pts
116Belgium19.1+0.2 pts
117Gabon18.8+0.6 pts
118Portugal18.7-0.1 pts
119Kazakhstan18.7+0.4 pts
120Luxembourg18.5+0.1 pts
121Mauritius18.4+0.4 pts
122Norway18.4+0.3 pts
123Pakistan18.3+1 pts
124Kyrgyzstan18+0.7 pts
125Spain17.8-0.4 pts
126Slovenia17.5+0.3 pts
127Botswana17.1+0.4 pts
128Andorra170 pts
129Equatorial Guinea16.2+0.4 pts
130Namibia16+0.3 pts
131Sweden16+0.2 pts
132Montenegro15.9+0.2 pts
133Austria15.1+0.2 pts
134Italy15.1-0.2 pts
135Afghanistan15.1+0.9 pts
136São Tomé and Príncipe14.3+0.5 pts
137Sudan14.2+0.5 pts
138Maldives14.2+0.6 pts
139Netherlands14.2+0.1 pts
140Cameroon13.6+0.4 pts
141Cape Verde13.5+0.5 pts
142Comoros13.5+0.5 pts
143Denmark13.3+0.1 pts
144Thailand12.3+0.6 pts
145Zimbabwe12.2+0.4 pts
146France12.1-0.2 pts
147Singapore12+0.7 pts
148Somalia12+0.4 pts
149Ghana12+0.4 pts
150Liberia11.9+0.8 pts
151Yemen11.3+0.3 pts
152Nigeria10.8+0.4 pts
153Switzerland10.6+0.1 pts
154Angola10.3+0.3 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire10+0.4 pts
156Mali9.9+0.5 pts
157Republic of the Congo9.9+0.3 pts
158Togo9.9+0.5 pts
159Guinea-Bissau9.8+0.4 pts
160Bhutan9.8+0.5 pts
161Benin9.8+0.3 pts
162Gambia9.7+0.4 pts
163Haiti9.4+0.3 pts
164Kenya9.3+0.3 pts
165Djibouti9.1+0.4 pts
166Senegal9.1+0.3 pts
167Zambia9+0.4 pts
168North Korea9+0.4 pts
169Tanzania9+0.4 pts
170Sri Lanka8.3+0.4 pts
171Indonesia8.3+0.5 pts
172Mozambique8.1+0.4 pts
173Central African Republic8.1+0.4 pts
174Guinea7.8+0.4 pts
175Philippines7.5+0.3 pts
176South Sudan6.9+0.3 pts
177Sierra Leone6.7+0.2 pts
178Uganda6.7+0.4 pts
179Laos6.7+0.4 pts
180Myanmar6.6+0.2 pts
181China6.5+0.4 pts
182Malawi6.1+0.3 pts
183India5.8+0.3 pts
184South Korea5.8+0.3 pts
185Chad5.6+0.2 pts
186Nepal5.5+0.4 pts
187Burkina Faso5.3+0.3 pts
188Democratic Republic of the Congo5.3+0.2 pts
189Niger5+0.2 pts
190Japan4.7+0.2 pts
191Bangladesh4+0.3 pts
192Burundi3.8+0.2 pts
193Rwanda3.8+0.2 pts
194Cambodia3.4+0.2 pts
195Madagascar3.2+0.2 pts
196Eritrea3.2+0.2 pts
197Timor-Leste2.1+0.2 pts
198Ethiopia2.1+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.5+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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