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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 2020, at 74.8%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 21.2%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest74.8American Samoa
Lowest1.7Vietnam
Median21.2199 countries

Map of countries, 2020

United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %Afghanistan: 16.8 %Antigua and Barbuda: 31.9 %Albania: 21.9 %Armenia: 23.3 %Angola: 11.1 %Argentina: 33.4 %Austria: 15.6 %Australia: 29 %Azerbaijan: 25.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19.8 %Bangladesh: 4.5 %Belgium: 19.6 %Burkina Faso: 6 %Bulgaria: 19.6 %Burundi: 4.2 %Benin: 10.5 %Brunei: 32.5 %Bolivia: 26.8 %Brazil: 26.2 %Bahamas: 45.6 %Bhutan: 10.8 %Botswana: 17.9 %Belarus: 21.2 %Belize: 40.7 %Canada: 25.6 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5.7 %Central African Republic: 8.9 %Republic of the Congo: 10.6 %Switzerland: 10.8 %Côte d’Ivoire: 10.9 %Chile: 36.8 %Cameroon: 14.4 %China: 7.3 %Colombia: 22.7 %Costa Rica: 30.1 %Cuba: 20.6 %Cape Verde: 14.5 %Cyprus: 21.7 %Czechia: 24.9 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 9.9 %Denmark: 13.6 %Dominican Republic: 27.9 %Algeria: 22.2 %Ecuador: 26 %Estonia: 20.6 %Egypt: 42.2 %Eritrea: 3.5 %Spain: 16.9 %Ethiopia: 2.3 %Finland: 22.3 %Fiji: 35.6 %France: 11.8 %Gabon: 20 %United Kingdom: 26.6 %Georgia: 32.9 %Ghana: 12.8 %Greenland: 26.3 %Gambia: 10.5 %Guinea: 8.6 %Equatorial Guinea: 17.2 %Greece: 26.5 %Guatemala: 25.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 10.7 %Guyana: 27.1 %Honduras: 28.8 %Croatia: 28.2 %Haiti: 10 %Hungary: 29.4 %Indonesia: 9.4 %Ireland: 26.9 %Israel: 22.5 %India: 6.5 %Iraq: 38.3 %Iran: 23.4 %Iceland: 21 %Italy: 14.7 %Jamaica: 32.2 %Jordan: 36.1 %Japan: 5.1 %Kenya: 9.9 %Kyrgyzstan: 19.3 %Cambodia: 3.8 %Kiribati: 44.8 %North Korea: 9.9 %South Korea: 6.5 %Kuwait: 40.3 %Kazakhstan: 19.4 %Laos: 7.4 %Lebanon: 29.6 %Sri Lanka: 9.2 %Liberia: 13.6 %Lesotho: 20.2 %Lithuania: 21.7 %Luxembourg: 18.6 %Latvia: 22.2 %Libya: 33.3 %Morocco: 20.1 %Moldova: 22.8 %Montenegro: 16.3 %Madagascar: 3.6 %North Macedonia: 25.3 %Mali: 11 %Myanmar: 7.1 %Mongolia: 22.4 %Mauritania: 21.6 %Mauritius: 19.2 %Malawi: 6.7 %Mexico: 34.8 %Malaysia: 20.7 %Mozambique: 8.9 %Namibia: 16.7 %Niger: 5.5 %Nigeria: 11.7 %Nicaragua: 32.5 %Netherlands: 14.3 %Norway: 18.9 %Nepal: 6.2 %New Zealand: 32.6 %Oman: 29 %Panama: 34.1 %Peru: 25.5 %French Polynesia: 47.1 %Papua New Guinea: 26 %Philippines: 8.2 %Pakistan: 20.3 %Poland: 21.7 %Puerto Rico: 39.9 %Palestine: 36.8 %Portugal: 18.5 %Palau: 39.9 %Paraguay: 31.3 %Qatar: 40.7 %Romania: 29 %Serbia: 20.5 %Russia: 18.7 %Rwanda: 4.4 %Saudi Arabia: 38.8 %Solomon Islands: 20.5 %Sudan: 15.3 %Sweden: 16.5 %Singapore: 13.6 %Slovenia: 18.1 %Slovakia: 24.2 %Sierra Leone: 7.2 %Senegal: 9.9 %Somalia: 12.9 %Suriname: 28.1 %South Sudan: 7.5 %El Salvador: 29.9 %Syria: 32.1 %Eswatini: 27.2 %Chad: 6.1 %Togo: 10.9 %Thailand: 13.6 %Tajikistan: 20.8 %Timor-Leste: 2.6 %Turkmenistan: 20.5 %Tunisia: 24.9 %Türkiye: 29.4 %Trinidad and Tobago: 28.9 %Tanzania: 9.7 %Ukraine: 22.8 %Uganda: 7.5 %United States: 39.9 %Uruguay: 31.5 %Uzbekistan: 27.7 %Venezuela: 23 %Vietnam: 1.7 %Vanuatu: 21 %Samoa: 61.7 %Yemen: 12 %South Africa: 30.6 %Zambia: 9.8 %Zimbabwe: 13 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

American Samoa: 74.8 %American Samoa74.8Tonga: 70.2 %Tonga70.2Nauru: 70 %Nauru70Cook Islands: 69.4 %Cook Islands69.4Tokelau: 69 %Tokelau69Niue: 65.1 %Niue65.1Tuvalu: 63.1 %Tuvalu63.1Samoa: 61.7 %Samoa61.7French Polynesia: 47.1 %French Polynesia47.1Micronesia: 46.7 %Micronesia46.7Bahamas: 45.6 %Bahamas45.6Kiribati: 44.8 %Kiribati44.8Saint Kitts and Nevis: 44.2 %Saint Kitts and Nevis44.2Egypt: 42.2 %Egypt42.2Marshall Islands: 41.4 %Marshall Islands41.4Belize: 40.7 %Belize40.7Qatar: 40.7 %Qatar40.7Kuwait: 40.3 %Kuwait40.3Palau: 39.9 %Palau39.9United States: 39.9 %United States39.9Puerto Rico: 39.9 %Puerto Rico39.9Saudi Arabia: 38.8 %Saudi Arabia38.8Iraq: 38.3 %Iraq38.3Palestine: 36.8 %Palestine36.8Chile: 36.8 %Chile36.8Barbados: 36.6 %Barbados36.6Jordan: 36.1 %Jordan36.1Fiji: 35.6 %Fiji35.6Mexico: 34.8 %Mexico34.8Bahrain: 34.2 %Bahrain34.2Panama: 34.1 %Panama34.1Argentina: 33.4 %Argentina33.4Libya: 33.3 %Libya33.3Georgia: 32.9 %Georgia32.9New Zealand: 32.6 %New Zealand32.6Nicaragua: 32.5 %Nicaragua32.5Brunei: 32.5 %Brunei32.5Jamaica: 32.2 %Jamaica32.2Syria: 32.1 %Syria32.1Antigua and Barbuda: 31.9 %Antigua and Barbuda31.9American Samoa: 74.8 %American Samoa74.8Tonga: 70.2 %Tonga70.2Nauru: 70 %Nauru70Cook Islands: 69.4 %Cook Islands69.4Tokelau: 69 %Tokelau69Niue: 65.1 %Niue65.1Tuvalu: 63.1 %Tuvalu63.1Samoa: 61.7 %Samoa61.7French Polynesia: 47.1 %French Polynesia47.1Micronesia: 46.7 %Micronesia46.7Bahamas: 45.6 %Bahamas45.6Kiribati: 44.8 %Kiribati44.8Saint Kitts and Nevis: 44.2 %Saint Kitts and Nevis44.2Egypt: 42.2 %Egypt42.2Marshall Islands: 41.4 %Marshall Islands41.4Belize: 40.7 %Belize40.7Qatar: 40.7 %Qatar40.7Kuwait: 40.3 %Kuwait40.3Palau: 39.9 %Palau39.9United States: 39.9 %United States39.9Puerto Rico: 39.9 %Puerto Rico39.9Saudi Arabia: 38.8 %Saudi Arabia38.8Iraq: 38.3 %Iraq38.3Palestine: 36.8 %Palestine36.8Chile: 36.8 %Chile36.8Barbados: 36.6 %Barbados36.6Jordan: 36.1 %Jordan36.1Fiji: 35.6 %Fiji35.6Mexico: 34.8 %Mexico34.8Bahrain: 34.2 %Bahrain34.2Panama: 34.1 %Panama34.1Argentina: 33.4 %Argentina33.4Libya: 33.3 %Libya33.3Georgia: 32.9 %Georgia32.9New Zealand: 32.6 %New Zealand32.6Nicaragua: 32.5 %Nicaragua32.5Brunei: 32.5 %Brunei32.5Jamaica: 32.2 %Jamaica32.2Syria: 32.1 %Syria32.1Antigua and Barbuda: 31.9 %Antigua and Barbuda31.9
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1American Samoa74.8+0.3 pts
2Tonga70.2+0.9 pts
3Nauru70+0.2 pts
4Cook Islands69.4+0.7 pts
5Tokelau69+0.5 pts
6Niue65.1+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu63.1+0.5 pts
8Samoa61.7+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia47.1+0.5 pts
10Micronesia46.7+0.5 pts
11Bahamas45.6+0.7 pts
12Kiribati44.8+0.2 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis44.2+0.6 pts
14Egypt42.2+0.4 pts
15Marshall Islands41.4+0.1 pts
16Belize40.7+0.7 pts
17Qatar40.7+0.5 pts
18Kuwait40.3-0 pts
19Palau39.9+0.1 pts
20United States39.9+0.3 pts
21Puerto Rico39.9+0.6 pts
22Saudi Arabia38.8+0.4 pts
23Iraq38.3+0.4 pts
24Palestine36.8+0.2 pts
25Chile36.8+0.9 pts
26Barbados36.6+0.7 pts
27Jordan36.1-0.2 pts
28Fiji35.6+0.8 pts
29Mexico34.8+0.6 pts
30Bahrain34.2+0.3 pts
31Panama34.1+0.9 pts
32Argentina33.4+0.9 pts
33Libya33.3+0.1 pts
34Georgia32.9+0.7 pts
35New Zealand32.6+0.4 pts
36Nicaragua32.5+0.6 pts
37Brunei32.5+1.1 pts
38Jamaica32.2+0.7 pts
39Syria32.1+0.2 pts
40Antigua and Barbuda31.9+0.6 pts
41United Arab Emirates31.9-0 pts
42Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31.8+0.7 pts
43Saint Lucia31.8+0.7 pts
44Uruguay31.5+0.8 pts
45Bermuda31.4+0.7 pts
46Paraguay31.3+0.8 pts
47Malta30.8-0 pts
48Seychelles30.6+0.7 pts
49South Africa30.6+0.3 pts
50Costa Rica30.1+0.6 pts
51El Salvador29.9+0.6 pts
52Dominica29.7+0.7 pts
53Lebanon29.6+0.3 pts
54Hungary29.4+0.5 pts
55Türkiye29.4-0.1 pts
56Australia29+0.4 pts
57Romania29+0.8 pts
58Oman29+0.6 pts
59Trinidad and Tobago28.9+0.5 pts
60Grenada28.8+0.6 pts
61Honduras28.8+0.7 pts
62Croatia28.2+0.6 pts
63Suriname28.1+0.6 pts
64Dominican Republic27.9+0.7 pts
65Uzbekistan27.7+0.9 pts
66Eswatini27.2+0.6 pts
67Guyana27.1+0.8 pts
68Ireland26.9+0.2 pts
69Bolivia26.8+0.7 pts
70United Kingdom26.6+0.2 pts
71Greece26.5+0.2 pts
72Greenland26.3+0.4 pts
73Brazil26.2+0.9 pts
74Ecuador26+0.7 pts
75Papua New Guinea26+0.5 pts
76Canada25.6+0.1 pts
77Peru25.5+0.9 pts
78Azerbaijan25.4+0.5 pts
79North Macedonia25.3+0.3 pts
80Guatemala25.1+0.7 pts
81Tunisia24.9+0.3 pts
82Czechia24.9+0.3 pts
83Slovakia24.2+0.4 pts
84Iran23.4+0.3 pts
85Armenia23.3+0.4 pts
86Venezuela23-0 pts
87Moldova22.8-0.1 pts
88Ukraine22.8-0 pts
89Colombia22.7+0.5 pts
90Israel22.5-0.1 pts
91Mongolia22.4+0.7 pts
92Finland22.3+0.4 pts
93Latvia22.20 pts
94Algeria22.2+0.4 pts
95Albania21.9+0.5 pts
96Poland21.70 pts
97Lithuania21.7-0.1 pts
98Cyprus21.7-0 pts
99Mauritania21.6+0.6 pts
100Belarus21.2-0.1 pts
101Vanuatu21+0.4 pts
102Iceland21+0.3 pts
103Tajikistan20.8+0.6 pts
104Malaysia20.7+0.6 pts
105Estonia20.6-0.1 pts
106Cuba20.6+0.6 pts
107Germany20.60 pts
108Serbia20.5+0.3 pts
109Turkmenistan20.5+0.4 pts
110Solomon Islands20.5+0.3 pts
111Pakistan20.3+1 pts
112Lesotho20.2+0.5 pts
113Morocco20.1+0.4 pts
114Gabon20+0.6 pts
115Bosnia and Herzegovina19.8+0.3 pts
116Belgium19.6+0.3 pts
117Bulgaria19.6+0.2 pts
118Kazakhstan19.4+0.4 pts
119Kyrgyzstan19.3+0.7 pts
120Mauritius19.2+0.4 pts
121Norway18.9+0.3 pts
122Russia18.7-0.3 pts
123Luxembourg18.6+0.1 pts
124Portugal18.5-0.1 pts
125Slovenia18.1+0.3 pts
126Botswana17.9+0.4 pts
127Equatorial Guinea17.2+0.5 pts
128Andorra170 pts
129Spain16.9-0.4 pts
130Afghanistan16.8+0.9 pts
131Namibia16.7+0.4 pts
132Sweden16.5+0.2 pts
133Montenegro16.3+0.2 pts
134Austria15.6+0.2 pts
135São Tomé and Príncipe15.4+0.6 pts
136Sudan15.3+0.6 pts
137Maldives15.3+0.6 pts
138Italy14.7-0.2 pts
139Comoros14.5+0.5 pts
140Cape Verde14.5+0.5 pts
141Cameroon14.4+0.4 pts
142Netherlands14.3+0.1 pts
143Denmark13.6+0.2 pts
144Liberia13.6+0.9 pts
145Singapore13.6+0.8 pts
146Thailand13.6+0.6 pts
147Zimbabwe13+0.4 pts
148Somalia12.9+0.5 pts
149Ghana12.8+0.4 pts
150Yemen12+0.3 pts
151France11.8-0.2 pts
152Nigeria11.7+0.4 pts
153Angola11.1+0.4 pts
154Mali11+0.5 pts
155Togo10.9+0.6 pts
156Côte d’Ivoire10.9+0.4 pts
157Bhutan10.8+0.5 pts
158Switzerland10.8+0.1 pts
159Guinea-Bissau10.7+0.5 pts
160Republic of the Congo10.6+0.4 pts
161Benin10.5+0.4 pts
162Gambia10.5+0.4 pts
163Haiti10+0.3 pts
164Djibouti9.9+0.4 pts
165Kenya9.9+0.3 pts
166North Korea9.9+0.5 pts
167Senegal9.9+0.4 pts
168Zambia9.8+0.4 pts
169Tanzania9.7+0.4 pts
170Indonesia9.4+0.6 pts
171Sri Lanka9.2+0.5 pts
172Central African Republic8.9+0.4 pts
173Mozambique8.9+0.4 pts
174Guinea8.6+0.4 pts
175Philippines8.2+0.3 pts
176South Sudan7.5+0.3 pts
177Uganda7.5+0.4 pts
178Laos7.4+0.4 pts
179China7.3+0.4 pts
180Sierra Leone7.2+0.2 pts
181Myanmar7.1+0.3 pts
182Malawi6.7+0.3 pts
183South Korea6.5+0.4 pts
184India6.5+0.3 pts
185Nepal6.2+0.4 pts
186Chad6.1+0.3 pts
187Burkina Faso6+0.4 pts
188Democratic Republic of the Congo5.7+0.2 pts
189Niger5.5+0.3 pts
190Japan5.1+0.2 pts
191Bangladesh4.5+0.3 pts
192Rwanda4.4+0.3 pts
193Burundi4.2+0.2 pts
194Cambodia3.8+0.2 pts
195Madagascar3.6+0.2 pts
196Eritrea3.5+0.2 pts
197Timor-Leste2.6+0.2 pts
198Ethiopia2.3+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.7+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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