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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 2021, at 75.1%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 21.4%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest75.1American Samoa
Lowest1.9Vietnam
Median21.4199 countries

Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 31.9 %Afghanistan: 17.8 %Antigua and Barbuda: 32.6 %Albania: 22.4 %Armenia: 23.7 %Angola: 11.5 %Argentina: 34.3 %Austria: 15.8 %Australia: 29.4 %Azerbaijan: 25.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.1 %Bangladesh: 4.8 %Belgium: 19.9 %Burkina Faso: 6.4 %Bulgaria: 19.8 %Burundi: 4.4 %Benin: 10.9 %Brunei: 33.6 %Bolivia: 27.5 %Brazil: 27.2 %Bahamas: 46.3 %Bhutan: 11.4 %Botswana: 18.4 %Belarus: 21 %Belize: 41.4 %Canada: 25.7 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5.9 %Central African Republic: 9.4 %Republic of the Congo: 11 %Switzerland: 10.9 %Côte d’Ivoire: 11.3 %Chile: 37.7 %Cameroon: 14.8 %China: 7.7 %Colombia: 23.2 %Costa Rica: 30.8 %Cuba: 21.2 %Cape Verde: 15.1 %Cyprus: 21.6 %Czechia: 25.2 %Germany: 20.6 %Djibouti: 10.3 %Denmark: 13.8 %Dominican Republic: 28.6 %Algeria: 22.5 %Ecuador: 26.7 %Estonia: 20.5 %Egypt: 42.7 %Eritrea: 3.7 %Spain: 16.5 %Ethiopia: 2.4 %Finland: 22.8 %Fiji: 36.5 %France: 11.6 %Gabon: 20.7 %United Kingdom: 26.8 %Georgia: 33.6 %Ghana: 13.2 %Greenland: 26.7 %Gambia: 11 %Guinea: 9.1 %Equatorial Guinea: 17.6 %Greece: 26.7 %Guatemala: 25.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 11.2 %Guyana: 27.8 %Honduras: 29.5 %Croatia: 28.8 %Haiti: 10.2 %Hungary: 29.9 %Indonesia: 9.9 %Ireland: 27.2 %Israel: 22.4 %India: 6.9 %Iraq: 38.7 %Iran: 23.7 %Iceland: 21.3 %Italy: 14.5 %Jamaica: 33 %Jordan: 35.9 %Japan: 5.3 %Kenya: 10.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 20 %Cambodia: 4.1 %Kiribati: 45 %North Korea: 10.4 %South Korea: 6.9 %Kuwait: 40.5 %Kazakhstan: 19.8 %Laos: 7.9 %Lebanon: 29.9 %Sri Lanka: 9.7 %Liberia: 14.6 %Lesotho: 20.7 %Lithuania: 21.6 %Luxembourg: 18.7 %Latvia: 22.2 %Libya: 33.4 %Morocco: 20.5 %Moldova: 22.7 %Montenegro: 16.5 %Madagascar: 3.8 %North Macedonia: 25.7 %Mali: 11.5 %Myanmar: 7.3 %Mongolia: 23.1 %Mauritania: 22.2 %Mauritius: 19.7 %Malawi: 7 %Mexico: 35.4 %Malaysia: 21.4 %Mozambique: 9.3 %Namibia: 17.1 %Niger: 5.8 %Nigeria: 12.2 %Nicaragua: 33.1 %Netherlands: 14.4 %Norway: 19.2 %Nepal: 6.6 %New Zealand: 32.9 %Oman: 29.5 %Panama: 35 %Peru: 26.4 %French Polynesia: 47.6 %Papua New Guinea: 26.5 %Philippines: 8.5 %Pakistan: 21.3 %Poland: 21.7 %Puerto Rico: 40.5 %Palestine: 37 %Portugal: 18.4 %Palau: 40.1 %Paraguay: 32.2 %Qatar: 41.2 %Romania: 29.8 %Serbia: 20.8 %Russia: 18.4 %Rwanda: 4.6 %Saudi Arabia: 39.2 %Solomon Islands: 20.8 %Sudan: 15.9 %Sweden: 16.7 %Singapore: 14.4 %Slovenia: 18.5 %Slovakia: 24.7 %Sierra Leone: 7.4 %Senegal: 10.3 %Somalia: 13.4 %Suriname: 28.8 %South Sudan: 7.9 %El Salvador: 30.5 %Syria: 32.3 %Eswatini: 27.8 %Chad: 6.4 %Togo: 11.5 %Thailand: 14.2 %Tajikistan: 21.4 %Timor-Leste: 2.8 %Turkmenistan: 20.9 %Tunisia: 25.2 %Türkiye: 29.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 29.4 %Tanzania: 10.1 %Ukraine: 22.8 %Uganda: 8 %United States: 40.2 %Uruguay: 32.3 %Uzbekistan: 28.6 %Venezuela: 23 %Vietnam: 1.9 %Vanuatu: 21.4 %Samoa: 62.3 %Yemen: 12.3 %South Africa: 30.8 %Zambia: 10.2 %Zimbabwe: 13.4 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

American Samoa: 75.1 %American Samoa75.1Tonga: 71.1 %Tonga71.1Nauru: 70.4 %Nauru70.4Cook Islands: 70.1 %Cook Islands70.1Tokelau: 69.4 %Tokelau69.4Niue: 65.5 %Niue65.5Tuvalu: 63.6 %Tuvalu63.6Samoa: 62.3 %Samoa62.3French Polynesia: 47.6 %French Polynesia47.6Micronesia: 47.2 %Micronesia47.2Bahamas: 46.3 %Bahamas46.3Kiribati: 45 %Kiribati45Saint Kitts and Nevis: 44.8 %Saint Kitts and Nevis44.8Egypt: 42.7 %Egypt42.7Marshall Islands: 41.6 %Marshall Islands41.6Belize: 41.4 %Belize41.4Qatar: 41.2 %Qatar41.2Puerto Rico: 40.5 %Puerto Rico40.5Kuwait: 40.5 %Kuwait40.5United States: 40.2 %United States40.2Palau: 40.1 %Palau40.1Saudi Arabia: 39.2 %Saudi Arabia39.2Iraq: 38.7 %Iraq38.7Chile: 37.7 %Chile37.7Barbados: 37.3 %Barbados37.3Palestine: 37 %Palestine37Fiji: 36.5 %Fiji36.5Jordan: 35.9 %Jordan35.9Mexico: 35.4 %Mexico35.4Panama: 35 %Panama35Bahrain: 34.5 %Bahrain34.5Argentina: 34.3 %Argentina34.3Brunei: 33.6 %Brunei33.6Georgia: 33.6 %Georgia33.6Libya: 33.4 %Libya33.4Nicaragua: 33.1 %Nicaragua33.1Jamaica: 33 %Jamaica33New Zealand: 32.9 %New Zealand32.9Antigua and Barbuda: 32.6 %Antigua and Barbuda32.6Saint Lucia: 32.5 %Saint Lucia32.5American Samoa: 75.1 %American Samoa75.1Tonga: 71.1 %Tonga71.1Nauru: 70.4 %Nauru70.4Cook Islands: 70.1 %Cook Islands70.1Tokelau: 69.4 %Tokelau69.4Niue: 65.5 %Niue65.5Tuvalu: 63.6 %Tuvalu63.6Samoa: 62.3 %Samoa62.3French Polynesia: 47.6 %French Polynesia47.6Micronesia: 47.2 %Micronesia47.2Bahamas: 46.3 %Bahamas46.3Kiribati: 45 %Kiribati45Saint Kitts and Nevis: 44.8 %Saint Kitts and Nevis44.8Egypt: 42.7 %Egypt42.7Marshall Islands: 41.6 %Marshall Islands41.6Belize: 41.4 %Belize41.4Qatar: 41.2 %Qatar41.2Puerto Rico: 40.5 %Puerto Rico40.5Kuwait: 40.5 %Kuwait40.5United States: 40.2 %United States40.2Palau: 40.1 %Palau40.1Saudi Arabia: 39.2 %Saudi Arabia39.2Iraq: 38.7 %Iraq38.7Chile: 37.7 %Chile37.7Barbados: 37.3 %Barbados37.3Palestine: 37 %Palestine37Fiji: 36.5 %Fiji36.5Jordan: 35.9 %Jordan35.9Mexico: 35.4 %Mexico35.4Panama: 35 %Panama35Bahrain: 34.5 %Bahrain34.5Argentina: 34.3 %Argentina34.3Brunei: 33.6 %Brunei33.6Georgia: 33.6 %Georgia33.6Libya: 33.4 %Libya33.4Nicaragua: 33.1 %Nicaragua33.1Jamaica: 33 %Jamaica33New Zealand: 32.9 %New Zealand32.9Antigua and Barbuda: 32.6 %Antigua and Barbuda32.6Saint Lucia: 32.5 %Saint Lucia32.5
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1American Samoa75.1+0.3 pts
2Tonga71.1+0.9 pts
3Nauru70.4+0.4 pts
4Cook Islands70.1+0.8 pts
5Tokelau69.4+0.4 pts
6Niue65.5+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu63.6+0.5 pts
8Samoa62.3+0.7 pts
9French Polynesia47.6+0.5 pts
10Micronesia47.2+0.5 pts
11Bahamas46.3+0.7 pts
12Kiribati45+0.2 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis44.8+0.6 pts
14Egypt42.7+0.4 pts
15Marshall Islands41.6+0.1 pts
16Belize41.4+0.7 pts
17Qatar41.2+0.5 pts
18Puerto Rico40.5+0.6 pts
19Kuwait40.5+0.2 pts
20United States40.2+0.3 pts
21Palau40.1+0.1 pts
22Saudi Arabia39.2+0.4 pts
23Iraq38.7+0.3 pts
24Chile37.7+0.9 pts
25Barbados37.3+0.7 pts
26Palestine37+0.1 pts
27Fiji36.5+0.8 pts
28Jordan35.9-0.2 pts
29Mexico35.4+0.7 pts
30Panama35+0.9 pts
31Bahrain34.5+0.3 pts
32Argentina34.3+0.9 pts
33Brunei33.6+1.1 pts
34Georgia33.6+0.7 pts
35Libya33.4+0.1 pts
36Nicaragua33.1+0.6 pts
37Jamaica33+0.7 pts
38New Zealand32.9+0.4 pts
39Antigua and Barbuda32.6+0.7 pts
40Saint Lucia32.5+0.7 pts
41Saint Vincent and the Grenadines32.5+0.7 pts
42Uruguay32.3+0.8 pts
43Syria32.3+0.2 pts
44Paraguay32.2+0.8 pts
45Bermuda32.1+0.7 pts
46United Arab Emirates31.9-0 pts
47Seychelles31.4+0.7 pts
48South Africa30.8+0.3 pts
49Costa Rica30.8+0.6 pts
50Malta30.7-0 pts
51El Salvador30.5+0.6 pts
52Dominica30.4+0.7 pts
53Hungary29.9+0.5 pts
54Lebanon29.9+0.3 pts
55Romania29.8+0.9 pts
56Honduras29.5+0.7 pts
57Grenada29.5+0.7 pts
58Oman29.5+0.5 pts
59Trinidad and Tobago29.4+0.5 pts
60Australia29.4+0.4 pts
61Türkiye29.3-0.2 pts
62Croatia28.8+0.6 pts
63Suriname28.8+0.7 pts
64Dominican Republic28.6+0.7 pts
65Uzbekistan28.6+0.9 pts
66Guyana27.8+0.8 pts
67Eswatini27.8+0.6 pts
68Bolivia27.5+0.7 pts
69Brazil27.2+1 pts
70Ireland27.2+0.2 pts
71United Kingdom26.8+0.2 pts
72Greece26.7+0.2 pts
73Ecuador26.7+0.7 pts
74Greenland26.7+0.4 pts
75Papua New Guinea26.5+0.5 pts
76Peru26.4+0.9 pts
77Azerbaijan25.9+0.5 pts
78Guatemala25.8+0.7 pts
79Canada25.7+0.1 pts
80North Macedonia25.7+0.4 pts
81Tunisia25.2+0.3 pts
82Czechia25.2+0.4 pts
83Slovakia24.7+0.4 pts
84Iran23.7+0.3 pts
85Armenia23.7+0.4 pts
86Colombia23.2+0.5 pts
87Mongolia23.1+0.7 pts
88Venezuela23-0 pts
89Ukraine22.8-0 pts
90Finland22.8+0.4 pts
91Moldova22.7-0.1 pts
92Algeria22.5+0.3 pts
93Israel22.4-0.1 pts
94Albania22.4+0.5 pts
95Latvia22.20 pts
96Mauritania22.2+0.6 pts
97Poland21.70 pts
98Lithuania21.6-0.1 pts
99Cyprus21.6-0 pts
100Vanuatu21.4+0.4 pts
101Malaysia21.4+0.6 pts
102Tajikistan21.4+0.6 pts
103Pakistan21.3+1 pts
104Iceland21.3+0.3 pts
105Cuba21.2+0.6 pts
106Belarus21-0.1 pts
107Turkmenistan20.9+0.4 pts
108Serbia20.8+0.3 pts
109Solomon Islands20.8+0.3 pts
110Lesotho20.7+0.5 pts
111Gabon20.7+0.6 pts
112Germany20.60 pts
113Estonia20.5-0.1 pts
114Morocco20.5+0.3 pts
115Bosnia and Herzegovina20.1+0.3 pts
116Kyrgyzstan20+0.7 pts
117Belgium19.9+0.3 pts
118Kazakhstan19.8+0.4 pts
119Bulgaria19.8+0.2 pts
120Mauritius19.7+0.4 pts
121Norway19.2+0.3 pts
122Luxembourg18.7+0.1 pts
123Slovenia18.5+0.4 pts
124Russia18.4-0.3 pts
125Portugal18.4-0.1 pts
126Botswana18.4+0.4 pts
127Afghanistan17.8+0.9 pts
128Equatorial Guinea17.6+0.5 pts
129Namibia17.1+0.4 pts
130Andorra17.10 pts
131Sweden16.7+0.2 pts
132Spain16.5-0.4 pts
133Montenegro16.5+0.2 pts
134São Tomé and Príncipe16+0.6 pts
135Sudan15.9+0.6 pts
136Maldives15.9+0.6 pts
137Austria15.8+0.2 pts
138Comoros15.1+0.5 pts
139Cape Verde15.1+0.5 pts
140Cameroon14.8+0.4 pts
141Liberia14.6+1 pts
142Italy14.5-0.2 pts
143Netherlands14.4+0.1 pts
144Singapore14.4+0.8 pts
145Thailand14.2+0.7 pts
146Denmark13.8+0.2 pts
147Zimbabwe13.4+0.4 pts
148Somalia13.4+0.5 pts
149Ghana13.2+0.4 pts
150Yemen12.3+0.3 pts
151Nigeria12.2+0.5 pts
152France11.6-0.2 pts
153Mali11.5+0.5 pts
154Togo11.5+0.6 pts
155Angola11.5+0.4 pts
156Bhutan11.4+0.5 pts
157Côte d’Ivoire11.3+0.5 pts
158Guinea-Bissau11.2+0.5 pts
159Republic of the Congo11+0.4 pts
160Gambia11+0.4 pts
161Benin10.9+0.4 pts
162Switzerland10.9+0.1 pts
163North Korea10.4+0.5 pts
164Djibouti10.3+0.4 pts
165Senegal10.3+0.4 pts
166Haiti10.2+0.3 pts
167Kenya10.2+0.3 pts
168Zambia10.2+0.4 pts
169Tanzania10.1+0.4 pts
170Indonesia9.9+0.6 pts
171Sri Lanka9.7+0.5 pts
172Central African Republic9.4+0.5 pts
173Mozambique9.3+0.4 pts
174Guinea9.1+0.5 pts
175Philippines8.5+0.3 pts
176Uganda8+0.4 pts
177Laos7.9+0.4 pts
178South Sudan7.9+0.3 pts
179China7.7+0.5 pts
180Sierra Leone7.4+0.2 pts
181Myanmar7.3+0.3 pts
182Malawi7+0.3 pts
183South Korea6.9+0.4 pts
184India6.9+0.4 pts
185Nepal6.6+0.4 pts
186Chad6.4+0.3 pts
187Burkina Faso6.4+0.4 pts
188Democratic Republic of the Congo5.9+0.2 pts
189Niger5.8+0.3 pts
190Japan5.3+0.2 pts
191Bangladesh4.8+0.3 pts
192Rwanda4.6+0.3 pts
193Burundi4.4+0.2 pts
194Cambodia4.1+0.2 pts
195Madagascar3.8+0.2 pts
196Eritrea3.7+0.2 pts
197Timor-Leste2.8+0.2 pts
198Ethiopia2.4+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.9+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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