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Countries by adult obesity rate, men, age-standardized

Nauru had the highest adult obesity rate, men, age-standardized of 199 countries in 2021, at 70%. Ethiopia had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 18.4%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest70Nauru
Lowest1.1Ethiopia
Median18.4199 countries

Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 28 %Afghanistan: 12.9 %Antigua and Barbuda: 22.7 %Albania: 20.9 %Armenia: 17.9 %Angola: 6 %Argentina: 33.1 %Austria: 18.6 %Australia: 30.1 %Azerbaijan: 18.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.1 %Bangladesh: 2.4 %Belgium: 19 %Burkina Faso: 3.7 %Bulgaria: 22.2 %Burundi: 5.2 %Benin: 6.5 %Brunei: 30.6 %Bolivia: 21.4 %Brazil: 23.2 %Bahamas: 37.7 %Bhutan: 8.5 %Botswana: 8 %Belarus: 18.6 %Belize: 31.4 %Canada: 27.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3.7 %Central African Republic: 5.7 %Republic of the Congo: 5.4 %Switzerland: 13.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 7.3 %Chile: 31.8 %Cameroon: 8.9 %China: 8.1 %Colombia: 17.4 %Costa Rica: 24.1 %Cuba: 17.8 %Cape Verde: 8 %Cyprus: 23.2 %Czechia: 28.6 %Germany: 22 %Djibouti: 5.2 %Denmark: 15 %Dominican Republic: 22.3 %Algeria: 14.5 %Ecuador: 21.4 %Estonia: 20.3 %Egypt: 29.8 %Eritrea: 2.1 %Spain: 18.7 %Ethiopia: 1.1 %Finland: 22.2 %Fiji: 26.5 %France: 11.2 %Gabon: 10.7 %United Kingdom: 25.5 %Georgia: 31.4 %Ghana: 4.5 %Greenland: 23.2 %Gambia: 4.9 %Guinea: 5.4 %Equatorial Guinea: 7.5 %Greece: 27 %Guatemala: 20.9 %Guinea-Bissau: 6.9 %Guyana: 16.9 %Honduras: 22.3 %Croatia: 31.4 %Haiti: 5.1 %Hungary: 32.5 %Indonesia: 5.7 %Ireland: 28.1 %Israel: 22.2 %India: 4.9 %Iraq: 30.5 %Iran: 17.8 %Iceland: 22.3 %Italy: 15.2 %Jamaica: 17.7 %Jordan: 29.8 %Japan: 7 %Kenya: 4.8 %Kyrgyzstan: 16 %Cambodia: 3 %Kiribati: 36.4 %North Korea: 7.9 %South Korea: 8.3 %Kuwait: 36.6 %Kazakhstan: 18.2 %Laos: 5.6 %Lebanon: 28.7 %Sri Lanka: 6 %Liberia: 10.6 %Lesotho: 5.8 %Lithuania: 22.5 %Luxembourg: 20.2 %Latvia: 22.2 %Libya: 24.9 %Morocco: 12.6 %Moldova: 20.5 %Montenegro: 18.3 %Madagascar: 3.8 %North Macedonia: 25.6 %Mali: 8.1 %Myanmar: 5.2 %Mongolia: 20.4 %Mauritania: 8.1 %Mauritius: 14.5 %Malawi: 2.8 %Mexico: 30.6 %Malaysia: 16.8 %Mozambique: 4.9 %Namibia: 9.8 %Niger: 4.1 %Nigeria: 7.7 %Nicaragua: 27.1 %Netherlands: 13.9 %Norway: 20.1 %Nepal: 4.4 %New Zealand: 31.5 %Oman: 24.7 %Panama: 27.9 %Peru: 22.2 %French Polynesia: 45.8 %Papua New Guinea: 23.2 %Philippines: 6.5 %Pakistan: 17.9 %Poland: 24.9 %Puerto Rico: 34.7 %Palestine: 28.2 %Portugal: 17.4 %Palau: 36 %Paraguay: 27.2 %Qatar: 37.8 %Romania: 31.3 %Serbia: 23.6 %Russia: 16.7 %Rwanda: 1.6 %Saudi Arabia: 35.4 %Solomon Islands: 15.5 %Sudan: 10.1 %Sweden: 17.6 %Singapore: 15.2 %Slovenia: 23.1 %Slovakia: 27.9 %Sierra Leone: 2.7 %Senegal: 4 %Somalia: 5.1 %Suriname: 18.7 %South Sudan: 4.5 %El Salvador: 22.4 %Syria: 24.5 %Eswatini: 13.2 %Chad: 6.8 %Togo: 5.3 %Thailand: 10.9 %Tajikistan: 16.5 %Timor-Leste: 1.4 %Turkmenistan: 17.9 %Tunisia: 17.8 %Türkiye: 22.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 23.4 %Tanzania: 5.2 %Ukraine: 19 %Uganda: 3.4 %United States: 39 %Uruguay: 29.3 %Uzbekistan: 25.2 %Venezuela: 20.5 %Vietnam: 1.8 %Vanuatu: 16.4 %Samoa: 50 %Yemen: 9.3 %South Africa: 14.3 %Zambia: 4.7 %Zimbabwe: 5 %
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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), male (NCD_BMI_30A). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2021

Nauru: 70 %Nauru70American Samoa: 69.8 %American Samoa69.8Cook Islands: 67.9 %Cook Islands67.9Tokelau: 65.4 %Tokelau65.4Niue: 61.9 %Niue61.9Tonga: 61.1 %Tonga61.1Tuvalu: 56.2 %Tuvalu56.2Samoa: 50 %Samoa50French Polynesia: 45.8 %French Polynesia45.8United States: 39 %United States39Micronesia: 37.9 %Micronesia37.9Qatar: 37.8 %Qatar37.8Bahamas: 37.7 %Bahamas37.7Kuwait: 36.6 %Kuwait36.6Kiribati: 36.4 %Kiribati36.4Palau: 36 %Palau36Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.7 %Saint Kitts and Nevis35.7Saudi Arabia: 35.4 %Saudi Arabia35.4Puerto Rico: 34.7 %Puerto Rico34.7Argentina: 33.1 %Argentina33.1Malta: 33 %Malta33Hungary: 32.5 %Hungary32.5Marshall Islands: 32.2 %Marshall Islands32.2Chile: 31.8 %Chile31.8New Zealand: 31.5 %New Zealand31.5Georgia: 31.4 %Georgia31.4Belize: 31.4 %Belize31.4Croatia: 31.4 %Croatia31.4Romania: 31.3 %Romania31.3Mexico: 30.6 %Mexico30.6Brunei: 30.6 %Brunei30.6Iraq: 30.5 %Iraq30.5Bahrain: 30.3 %Bahrain30.3Australia: 30.1 %Australia30.1Jordan: 29.8 %Jordan29.8Egypt: 29.8 %Egypt29.8Uruguay: 29.3 %Uruguay29.3Lebanon: 28.7 %Lebanon28.7Czechia: 28.6 %Czechia28.6Palestine: 28.2 %Palestine28.2Nauru: 70 %Nauru70American Samoa: 69.8 %American Samoa69.8Cook Islands: 67.9 %Cook Islands67.9Tokelau: 65.4 %Tokelau65.4Niue: 61.9 %Niue61.9Tonga: 61.1 %Tonga61.1Tuvalu: 56.2 %Tuvalu56.2Samoa: 50 %Samoa50French Polynesia: 45.8 %French Polynesia45.8United States: 39 %United States39Micronesia: 37.9 %Micronesia37.9Qatar: 37.8 %Qatar37.8Bahamas: 37.7 %Bahamas37.7Kuwait: 36.6 %Kuwait36.6Kiribati: 36.4 %Kiribati36.4Palau: 36 %Palau36Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.7 %Saint Kitts and Nevis35.7Saudi Arabia: 35.4 %Saudi Arabia35.4Puerto Rico: 34.7 %Puerto Rico34.7Argentina: 33.1 %Argentina33.1Malta: 33 %Malta33Hungary: 32.5 %Hungary32.5Marshall Islands: 32.2 %Marshall Islands32.2Chile: 31.8 %Chile31.8New Zealand: 31.5 %New Zealand31.5Georgia: 31.4 %Georgia31.4Belize: 31.4 %Belize31.4Croatia: 31.4 %Croatia31.4Romania: 31.3 %Romania31.3Mexico: 30.6 %Mexico30.6Brunei: 30.6 %Brunei30.6Iraq: 30.5 %Iraq30.5Bahrain: 30.3 %Bahrain30.3Australia: 30.1 %Australia30.1Jordan: 29.8 %Jordan29.8Egypt: 29.8 %Egypt29.8Uruguay: 29.3 %Uruguay29.3Lebanon: 28.7 %Lebanon28.7Czechia: 28.6 %Czechia28.6Palestine: 28.2 %Palestine28.2
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), male (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Nauru70+0.4 pts
2American Samoa69.8+0.3 pts
3Cook Islands67.9+0.9 pts
4Tokelau65.4+0.4 pts
5Niue61.9+0.5 pts
6Tonga61.1+1 pts
7Tuvalu56.2+0.5 pts
8Samoa50+0.6 pts
9French Polynesia45.8+0.5 pts
10United States39+0.2 pts
11Micronesia37.9+0.5 pts
12Qatar37.8+0.3 pts
13Bahamas37.7+0.3 pts
14Kuwait36.6-0.1 pts
15Kiribati36.4+0.2 pts
16Palau36-0 pts
17Saint Kitts and Nevis35.7+0.5 pts
18Saudi Arabia35.4+0.3 pts
19Puerto Rico34.7+0.5 pts
20Argentina33.1+0.9 pts
21Malta330 pts
22Hungary32.5+0.7 pts
23Marshall Islands32.2-0.1 pts
24Chile31.8+0.9 pts
25New Zealand31.5+0.3 pts
26Georgia31.4+0.9 pts
27Belize31.4+0.6 pts
28Croatia31.4+0.9 pts
29Romania31.3+1 pts
30Mexico30.6+0.7 pts
31Brunei30.6+0.9 pts
32Iraq30.5+0.2 pts
33Bahrain30.3+0.2 pts
34Australia30.1+0.4 pts
35Jordan29.8-0.2 pts
36Egypt29.8+0.3 pts
37Uruguay29.3+0.8 pts
38Lebanon28.7+0.2 pts
39Czechia28.6+0.6 pts
40Palestine28.20 pts
41Ireland28.1+0.2 pts
42United Arab Emirates28-0.1 pts
43Slovakia27.9+0.7 pts
44Panama27.9+0.8 pts
45Paraguay27.2+0.7 pts
46Nicaragua27.1+0.5 pts
47Canada27.1+0.1 pts
48Greece27+0.2 pts
49Fiji26.5+0.7 pts
50Barbados26.1+0.6 pts
51North Macedonia25.6+0.6 pts
52United Kingdom25.5+0.1 pts
53Uzbekistan25.2+1 pts
54Libya24.9+0.1 pts
55Poland24.9+0.3 pts
56Oman24.7+0.3 pts
57Syria24.5+0.2 pts
58Costa Rica24.1+0.5 pts
59Serbia23.6+0.6 pts
60Trinidad and Tobago23.4+0.4 pts
61Brazil23.2+0.9 pts
62Papua New Guinea23.2+0.4 pts
63Cyprus23.2-0 pts
64Greenland23.2+0.4 pts
65Slovenia23.1+0.7 pts
66Bermuda22.8+0.5 pts
67Antigua and Barbuda22.7+0.5 pts
68Lithuania22.5+0.1 pts
69Seychelles22.4+0.8 pts
70El Salvador22.4+0.4 pts
71Dominican Republic22.3+0.6 pts
72Iceland22.3+0.3 pts
73Honduras22.3+0.5 pts
74Finland22.2+0.4 pts
75Peru22.2+0.9 pts
76Latvia22.2+0.2 pts
77Türkiye22.2-0.1 pts
78Israel22.20 pts
79Bulgaria22.2+0.3 pts
80Germany220 pts
81Bolivia21.4+0.6 pts
82Ecuador21.4+0.7 pts
83Guatemala20.9+0.8 pts
84Albania20.9+0.7 pts
85Venezuela20.5-0.1 pts
86Moldova20.5+0.1 pts
87Mongolia20.4+0.8 pts
88Estonia20.3-0.1 pts
89Luxembourg20.2+0.1 pts
90Norway20.1+0.3 pts
91Bosnia and Herzegovina20.1+0.5 pts
92Saint Lucia19.2+0.6 pts
93Belgium19+0.2 pts
94Ukraine19+0.1 pts
95Andorra18.70 pts
96Spain18.7-0.4 pts
97Suriname18.7+0.5 pts
98Belarus18.60 pts
99Austria18.6+0.4 pts
100Azerbaijan18.4+0.8 pts
101Montenegro18.3+0.4 pts
102Kazakhstan18.2+0.7 pts
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.1+0.5 pts
104Turkmenistan17.9+0.5 pts
105Armenia17.9+0.6 pts
106Pakistan17.9+1 pts
107Grenada17.8+0.5 pts
108Iran17.8+0.3 pts
109Cuba17.8+0.6 pts
110Tunisia17.8+0.3 pts
111Jamaica17.7+0.5 pts
112Sweden17.6+0.3 pts
113Colombia17.4+0.4 pts
114Portugal17.4-0.1 pts
115Dominica17.1+0.5 pts
116Guyana16.9+0.5 pts
117Malaysia16.8+0.5 pts
118Russia16.7-0 pts
119Tajikistan16.5+0.4 pts
120Vanuatu16.4+0.3 pts
121Kyrgyzstan16+0.6 pts
122Solomon Islands15.5+0.2 pts
123Singapore15.2+0.9 pts
124Italy15.2-0.2 pts
125Denmark15+0.1 pts
126Algeria14.5+0.3 pts
127Mauritius14.5+0.5 pts
128South Africa14.30 pts
129Netherlands13.9+0.1 pts
130Switzerland13.2+0.1 pts
131Eswatini13.2+0.6 pts
132Afghanistan12.9+0.6 pts
133Morocco12.6+0.2 pts
134Maldives11.7+0.5 pts
135France11.2-0.2 pts
136Thailand10.9+0.6 pts
137Gabon10.7+0.3 pts
138Liberia10.6+0.8 pts
139Sudan10.1+0.6 pts
140Namibia9.8+0.3 pts
141Yemen9.3+0.3 pts
142São Tomé and Príncipe9.1+0.4 pts
143Cameroon8.9+0.2 pts
144Bhutan8.5+0.4 pts
145South Korea8.3+0.6 pts
146China8.1+0.5 pts
147Mauritania8.1+0.3 pts
148Mali8.1+0.3 pts
149Cape Verde8+0.2 pts
150Botswana8+0.2 pts
151North Korea7.9+0.4 pts
152Nigeria7.7+0.2 pts
153Equatorial Guinea7.5+0.3 pts
154Côte d’Ivoire7.3+0.3 pts
155Japan7+0.3 pts
156Comoros6.9+0.3 pts
157Guinea-Bissau6.9+0.3 pts
158Chad6.8+0.3 pts
159Philippines6.5+0.3 pts
160Benin6.5+0.3 pts
161Angola6+0.2 pts
162Sri Lanka6+0.3 pts
163Lesotho5.8+0.1 pts
164Indonesia5.7+0.4 pts
165Central African Republic5.7+0.3 pts
166Laos5.6+0.3 pts
167Republic of the Congo5.4+0.2 pts
168Guinea5.4+0.2 pts
169Togo5.3+0.3 pts
170Tanzania5.2+0.3 pts
171Djibouti5.2+0.3 pts
172Myanmar5.2+0.2 pts
173Burundi5.2+0.3 pts
174Haiti5.1+0.1 pts
175Somalia5.1+0.3 pts
176Zimbabwe5+0.3 pts
177Gambia4.9+0.1 pts
178India4.9+0.3 pts
179Mozambique4.9+0.2 pts
180Kenya4.8+0.2 pts
181Zambia4.7+0.2 pts
182Ghana4.5+0.1 pts
183South Sudan4.5+0.2 pts
184Nepal4.4+0.2 pts
185Niger4.1+0.2 pts
186Senegal4+0.2 pts
187Madagascar3.8+0.3 pts
188Burkina Faso3.7+0.2 pts
189Democratic Republic of the Congo3.7+0.1 pts
190Uganda3.4+0.3 pts
191Cambodia3+0.2 pts
192Malawi2.8+0.1 pts
193Sierra Leone2.7+0.1 pts
194Bangladesh2.4+0.1 pts
195Eritrea2.1+0.1 pts
196Vietnam1.8+0.2 pts
197Rwanda1.6+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste1.4+0.1 pts
199Ethiopia1.1+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, men only.

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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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