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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 2019, at 74.5%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 21%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest74.5American Samoa
Lowest1.6Vietnam
Median21199 countries

Map of countries, 2019

United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %Afghanistan: 15.9 %Antigua and Barbuda: 31.3 %Albania: 21.3 %Armenia: 22.9 %Angola: 10.7 %Argentina: 32.5 %Austria: 15.3 %Australia: 28.6 %Azerbaijan: 24.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19.5 %Bangladesh: 4.3 %Belgium: 19.3 %Burkina Faso: 5.6 %Bulgaria: 19.4 %Burundi: 4 %Benin: 10.2 %Brunei: 31.4 %Bolivia: 26 %Brazil: 25.3 %Bahamas: 44.9 %Bhutan: 10.3 %Botswana: 17.5 %Belarus: 21.3 %Belize: 40 %Canada: 25.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5.5 %Central African Republic: 8.5 %Republic of the Congo: 10.3 %Switzerland: 10.7 %Côte d’Ivoire: 10.4 %Chile: 35.9 %Cameroon: 14 %China: 6.9 %Colombia: 22.1 %Costa Rica: 29.5 %Cuba: 20 %Cape Verde: 14 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 24.5 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 9.5 %Denmark: 13.5 %Dominican Republic: 27.2 %Algeria: 21.8 %Ecuador: 25.3 %Estonia: 20.7 %Egypt: 41.8 %Eritrea: 3.3 %Spain: 17.4 %Ethiopia: 2.2 %Finland: 21.9 %Fiji: 34.8 %France: 12 %Gabon: 19.4 %United Kingdom: 26.4 %Georgia: 32.1 %Ghana: 12.4 %Greenland: 25.8 %Gambia: 10.1 %Guinea: 8.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 16.7 %Greece: 26.3 %Guatemala: 24.4 %Guinea-Bissau: 10.3 %Guyana: 26.3 %Honduras: 28.1 %Croatia: 27.6 %Haiti: 9.7 %Hungary: 29 %Indonesia: 8.8 %Ireland: 26.7 %Israel: 22.5 %India: 6.2 %Iraq: 38 %Iran: 23.1 %Iceland: 20.7 %Italy: 14.9 %Jamaica: 31.5 %Jordan: 36.3 %Japan: 4.9 %Kenya: 9.6 %Kyrgyzstan: 18.7 %Cambodia: 3.6 %Kiribati: 44.6 %North Korea: 9.4 %South Korea: 6.1 %Kuwait: 40.3 %Kazakhstan: 19 %Laos: 7.1 %Lebanon: 29.4 %Sri Lanka: 8.8 %Liberia: 12.7 %Lesotho: 19.7 %Lithuania: 21.8 %Luxembourg: 18.5 %Latvia: 22.1 %Libya: 33.1 %Morocco: 19.8 %Moldova: 23 %Montenegro: 16.1 %Madagascar: 3.4 %North Macedonia: 25 %Mali: 10.4 %Myanmar: 6.8 %Mongolia: 21.8 %Mauritania: 21 %Mauritius: 18.8 %Malawi: 6.4 %Mexico: 34.1 %Malaysia: 20.1 %Mozambique: 8.5 %Namibia: 16.4 %Niger: 5.3 %Nigeria: 11.3 %Nicaragua: 31.9 %Netherlands: 14.2 %Norway: 18.6 %Nepal: 5.9 %New Zealand: 32.2 %Oman: 28.4 %Panama: 33.2 %Peru: 24.6 %French Polynesia: 46.6 %Papua New Guinea: 25.5 %Philippines: 7.8 %Pakistan: 19.3 %Poland: 21.7 %Puerto Rico: 39.2 %Palestine: 36.7 %Portugal: 18.6 %Palau: 39.8 %Paraguay: 30.5 %Qatar: 40.2 %Romania: 28.1 %Serbia: 20.2 %Russia: 18.9 %Rwanda: 4.1 %Saudi Arabia: 38.4 %Solomon Islands: 20.2 %Sudan: 14.8 %Sweden: 16.3 %Singapore: 12.8 %Slovenia: 17.8 %Slovakia: 23.8 %Sierra Leone: 6.9 %Senegal: 9.5 %Somalia: 12.5 %Suriname: 27.5 %South Sudan: 7.2 %El Salvador: 29.4 %Syria: 31.9 %Eswatini: 26.7 %Chad: 5.8 %Togo: 10.4 %Thailand: 12.9 %Tajikistan: 20.2 %Timor-Leste: 2.3 %Turkmenistan: 20.1 %Tunisia: 24.7 %Türkiye: 29.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 28.5 %Tanzania: 9.3 %Ukraine: 22.8 %Uganda: 7.1 %United States: 39.6 %Uruguay: 30.7 %Uzbekistan: 26.8 %Venezuela: 23 %Vietnam: 1.6 %Vanuatu: 20.7 %Samoa: 60.9 %Yemen: 11.6 %South Africa: 30.3 %Zambia: 9.4 %Zimbabwe: 12.6 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

American Samoa: 74.5 %American Samoa74.5Nauru: 69.8 %Nauru69.8Tonga: 69.3 %Tonga69.3Cook Islands: 68.6 %Cook Islands68.6Tokelau: 68.5 %Tokelau68.5Niue: 64.6 %Niue64.6Tuvalu: 62.6 %Tuvalu62.6Samoa: 60.9 %Samoa60.9French Polynesia: 46.6 %French Polynesia46.6Micronesia: 46.2 %Micronesia46.2Bahamas: 44.9 %Bahamas44.9Kiribati: 44.6 %Kiribati44.6Saint Kitts and Nevis: 43.6 %Saint Kitts and Nevis43.6Egypt: 41.8 %Egypt41.8Marshall Islands: 41.3 %Marshall Islands41.3Kuwait: 40.3 %Kuwait40.3Qatar: 40.2 %Qatar40.2Belize: 40 %Belize40Palau: 39.8 %Palau39.8United States: 39.6 %United States39.6Puerto Rico: 39.2 %Puerto Rico39.2Saudi Arabia: 38.4 %Saudi Arabia38.4Iraq: 38 %Iraq38Palestine: 36.7 %Palestine36.7Jordan: 36.3 %Jordan36.3Chile: 35.9 %Chile35.9Barbados: 35.8 %Barbados35.8Fiji: 34.8 %Fiji34.8Mexico: 34.1 %Mexico34.1Bahrain: 34 %Bahrain34Panama: 33.2 %Panama33.2Libya: 33.1 %Libya33.1Argentina: 32.5 %Argentina32.5New Zealand: 32.2 %New Zealand32.2Georgia: 32.1 %Georgia32.1United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %United Arab Emirates31.9Nicaragua: 31.9 %Nicaragua31.9Syria: 31.9 %Syria31.9Jamaica: 31.5 %Jamaica31.5Brunei: 31.4 %Brunei31.4American Samoa: 74.5 %American Samoa74.5Nauru: 69.8 %Nauru69.8Tonga: 69.3 %Tonga69.3Cook Islands: 68.6 %Cook Islands68.6Tokelau: 68.5 %Tokelau68.5Niue: 64.6 %Niue64.6Tuvalu: 62.6 %Tuvalu62.6Samoa: 60.9 %Samoa60.9French Polynesia: 46.6 %French Polynesia46.6Micronesia: 46.2 %Micronesia46.2Bahamas: 44.9 %Bahamas44.9Kiribati: 44.6 %Kiribati44.6Saint Kitts and Nevis: 43.6 %Saint Kitts and Nevis43.6Egypt: 41.8 %Egypt41.8Marshall Islands: 41.3 %Marshall Islands41.3Kuwait: 40.3 %Kuwait40.3Qatar: 40.2 %Qatar40.2Belize: 40 %Belize40Palau: 39.8 %Palau39.8United States: 39.6 %United States39.6Puerto Rico: 39.2 %Puerto Rico39.2Saudi Arabia: 38.4 %Saudi Arabia38.4Iraq: 38 %Iraq38Palestine: 36.7 %Palestine36.7Jordan: 36.3 %Jordan36.3Chile: 35.9 %Chile35.9Barbados: 35.8 %Barbados35.8Fiji: 34.8 %Fiji34.8Mexico: 34.1 %Mexico34.1Bahrain: 34 %Bahrain34Panama: 33.2 %Panama33.2Libya: 33.1 %Libya33.1Argentina: 32.5 %Argentina32.5New Zealand: 32.2 %New Zealand32.2Georgia: 32.1 %Georgia32.1United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %United Arab Emirates31.9Nicaragua: 31.9 %Nicaragua31.9Syria: 31.9 %Syria31.9Jamaica: 31.5 %Jamaica31.5Brunei: 31.4 %Brunei31.4
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1American Samoa74.5+0.3 pts
2Nauru69.8+0.2 pts
3Tonga69.3+0.9 pts
4Cook Islands68.6+0.7 pts
5Tokelau68.5+0.5 pts
6Niue64.6+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu62.6+0.5 pts
8Samoa60.9+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia46.6+0.5 pts
10Micronesia46.2+0.5 pts
11Bahamas44.9+0.7 pts
12Kiribati44.6+0.2 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis43.6+0.6 pts
14Egypt41.8+0.5 pts
15Marshall Islands41.3+0.1 pts
16Kuwait40.3-0.1 pts
17Qatar40.2+0.5 pts
18Belize40+0.7 pts
19Palau39.8+0.1 pts
20United States39.6+0.3 pts
21Puerto Rico39.2+0.6 pts
22Saudi Arabia38.4+0.4 pts
23Iraq38+0.4 pts
24Palestine36.7+0.2 pts
25Jordan36.3-0.1 pts
26Chile35.9+0.9 pts
27Barbados35.8+0.7 pts
28Fiji34.8+0.8 pts
29Mexico34.1+0.6 pts
30Bahrain34+0.2 pts
31Panama33.2+0.9 pts
32Libya33.1+0.1 pts
33Argentina32.5+0.9 pts
34New Zealand32.2+0.4 pts
35Georgia32.1+0.7 pts
36United Arab Emirates31.9-0.1 pts
37Nicaragua31.9+0.6 pts
38Syria31.9+0.2 pts
39Jamaica31.5+0.7 pts
40Brunei31.4+1.1 pts
41Antigua and Barbuda31.3+0.6 pts
42Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31.1+0.7 pts
43Saint Lucia31.1+0.7 pts
44Malta30.80 pts
45Bermuda30.7+0.7 pts
46Uruguay30.7+0.8 pts
47Paraguay30.5+0.8 pts
48South Africa30.3+0.2 pts
49Seychelles29.9+0.7 pts
50Türkiye29.6-0.1 pts
51Costa Rica29.5+0.6 pts
52El Salvador29.4+0.6 pts
53Lebanon29.4+0.3 pts
54Dominica29.1+0.6 pts
55Hungary29+0.5 pts
56Australia28.6+0.4 pts
57Trinidad and Tobago28.5+0.5 pts
58Oman28.4+0.5 pts
59Grenada28.2+0.6 pts
60Romania28.1+0.9 pts
61Honduras28.1+0.7 pts
62Croatia27.6+0.6 pts
63Suriname27.5+0.6 pts
64Dominican Republic27.2+0.7 pts
65Uzbekistan26.8+0.9 pts
66Ireland26.7+0.2 pts
67Eswatini26.7+0.5 pts
68United Kingdom26.4+0.2 pts
69Guyana26.3+0.7 pts
70Greece26.3+0.2 pts
71Bolivia26+0.7 pts
72Greenland25.8+0.4 pts
73Canada25.5+0.1 pts
74Papua New Guinea25.5+0.5 pts
75Brazil25.3+0.9 pts
76Ecuador25.3+0.7 pts
77North Macedonia25+0.3 pts
78Azerbaijan24.8+0.5 pts
79Tunisia24.7+0.3 pts
80Peru24.6+0.9 pts
81Czechia24.5+0.3 pts
82Guatemala24.4+0.7 pts
83Slovakia23.8+0.4 pts
84Iran23.1+0.3 pts
85Venezuela23-0 pts
86Moldova23-0.1 pts
87Armenia22.9+0.4 pts
88Ukraine22.8-0 pts
89Israel22.5-0.1 pts
90Colombia22.1+0.5 pts
91Latvia22.10 pts
92Finland21.9+0.4 pts
93Lithuania21.8-0.1 pts
94Algeria21.8+0.4 pts
95Mongolia21.8+0.6 pts
96Poland21.70 pts
97Cyprus21.7-0 pts
98Albania21.3+0.5 pts
99Belarus21.3-0.1 pts
100Mauritania21+0.6 pts
101Iceland20.7+0.3 pts
102Estonia20.7-0.1 pts
103Vanuatu20.7+0.3 pts
104Germany20.6-0 pts
105Serbia20.2+0.3 pts
106Tajikistan20.2+0.5 pts
107Solomon Islands20.2+0.3 pts
108Malaysia20.1+0.6 pts
109Turkmenistan20.1+0.4 pts
110Cuba20+0.6 pts
111Morocco19.8+0.4 pts
112Lesotho19.7+0.5 pts
113Bosnia and Herzegovina19.5+0.3 pts
114Bulgaria19.4+0.2 pts
115Gabon19.4+0.6 pts
116Belgium19.3+0.3 pts
117Pakistan19.3+1 pts
118Kazakhstan19+0.4 pts
119Russia18.9-0.3 pts
120Mauritius18.8+0.4 pts
121Kyrgyzstan18.7+0.7 pts
122Norway18.6+0.3 pts
123Portugal18.6-0.1 pts
124Luxembourg18.5+0.1 pts
125Slovenia17.8+0.3 pts
126Botswana17.5+0.4 pts
127Spain17.4-0.4 pts
128Andorra170 pts
129Equatorial Guinea16.7+0.4 pts
130Namibia16.4+0.3 pts
131Sweden16.3+0.2 pts
132Montenegro16.1+0.2 pts
133Afghanistan15.9+0.9 pts
134Austria15.3+0.2 pts
135Italy14.9-0.2 pts
136São Tomé and Príncipe14.8+0.5 pts
137Sudan14.8+0.5 pts
138Maldives14.7+0.6 pts
139Netherlands14.2+0.1 pts
140Cape Verde14+0.5 pts
141Comoros14+0.5 pts
142Cameroon14+0.4 pts
143Denmark13.5+0.1 pts
144Thailand12.9+0.6 pts
145Singapore12.8+0.7 pts
146Liberia12.7+0.8 pts
147Zimbabwe12.6+0.4 pts
148Somalia12.5+0.4 pts
149Ghana12.4+0.4 pts
150France12-0.2 pts
151Yemen11.6+0.3 pts
152Nigeria11.3+0.4 pts
153Angola10.7+0.4 pts
154Switzerland10.7+0.1 pts
155Mali10.4+0.5 pts
156Côte d’Ivoire10.4+0.4 pts
157Togo10.4+0.5 pts
158Bhutan10.3+0.5 pts
159Republic of the Congo10.3+0.3 pts
160Guinea-Bissau10.3+0.4 pts
161Benin10.2+0.4 pts
162Gambia10.1+0.4 pts
163Haiti9.7+0.3 pts
164Kenya9.6+0.3 pts
165Djibouti9.5+0.4 pts
166Senegal9.5+0.4 pts
167North Korea9.4+0.5 pts
168Zambia9.4+0.4 pts
169Tanzania9.3+0.4 pts
170Indonesia8.8+0.5 pts
171Sri Lanka8.8+0.5 pts
172Mozambique8.5+0.4 pts
173Central African Republic8.5+0.4 pts
174Guinea8.2+0.4 pts
175Philippines7.8+0.3 pts
176South Sudan7.2+0.3 pts
177Uganda7.1+0.4 pts
178Laos7.1+0.4 pts
179Sierra Leone6.9+0.2 pts
180China6.9+0.4 pts
181Myanmar6.8+0.2 pts
182Malawi6.4+0.3 pts
183India6.2+0.3 pts
184South Korea6.1+0.4 pts
185Nepal5.9+0.4 pts
186Chad5.8+0.3 pts
187Burkina Faso5.6+0.3 pts
188Democratic Republic of the Congo5.5+0.2 pts
189Niger5.3+0.3 pts
190Japan4.9+0.2 pts
191Bangladesh4.3+0.3 pts
192Rwanda4.1+0.3 pts
193Burundi4+0.2 pts
194Cambodia3.6+0.2 pts
195Madagascar3.4+0.2 pts
196Eritrea3.3+0.2 pts
197Timor-Leste2.3+0.2 pts
198Ethiopia2.2+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.6+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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