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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 2023, at 70.9%. Ethiopia had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 19.2%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest70.9Nauru
Lowest1.3Ethiopia
Median19.2199 countries

Map of countries, 2023

United Arab Emirates: 27.9 %Afghanistan: 14 %Antigua and Barbuda: 23.9 %Albania: 22.5 %Armenia: 19.2 %Angola: 6.5 %Argentina: 35 %Austria: 19.4 %Australia: 31 %Azerbaijan: 20 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21.2 %Bangladesh: 2.6 %Belgium: 19.5 %Burkina Faso: 4.2 %Bulgaria: 22.9 %Burundi: 5.8 %Benin: 7.1 %Brunei: 32.5 %Bolivia: 22.7 %Brazil: 25.1 %Bahamas: 38.4 %Bhutan: 9.4 %Botswana: 8.4 %Belarus: 18.7 %Belize: 32.7 %Canada: 27.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4 %Central African Republic: 6.3 %Republic of the Congo: 6 %Switzerland: 13.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 7.9 %Chile: 33.5 %Cameroon: 9.3 %China: 9.3 %Colombia: 18.2 %Costa Rica: 25.1 %Cuba: 19 %Cape Verde: 8.5 %Cyprus: 23.2 %Czechia: 29.8 %Germany: 22.1 %Djibouti: 5.9 %Denmark: 15.3 %Dominican Republic: 23.5 %Algeria: 15.2 %Ecuador: 22.9 %Estonia: 20.2 %Egypt: 30.4 %Eritrea: 2.4 %Spain: 17.9 %Ethiopia: 1.3 %Finland: 23.1 %Fiji: 28 %France: 10.9 %Gabon: 11.4 %United Kingdom: 25.7 %Georgia: 33.3 %Ghana: 4.7 %Greenland: 24 %Gambia: 5.2 %Guinea: 5.9 %Equatorial Guinea: 8.1 %Greece: 27.5 %Guatemala: 22.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 7.5 %Guyana: 18.1 %Honduras: 23.4 %Croatia: 33.2 %Haiti: 5.4 %Hungary: 33.9 %Indonesia: 6.6 %Ireland: 28.5 %Israel: 22.2 %India: 5.4 %Iraq: 31 %Iran: 18.5 %Iceland: 23 %Italy: 14.7 %Jamaica: 18.9 %Jordan: 29.4 %Japan: 7.7 %Kenya: 5.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 17.3 %Cambodia: 3.4 %Kiribati: 36.9 %North Korea: 8.7 %South Korea: 9.7 %Kuwait: 36.5 %Kazakhstan: 19.7 %Laos: 6.3 %Lebanon: 29.1 %Sri Lanka: 6.7 %Liberia: 12.4 %Lesotho: 6.1 %Lithuania: 22.6 %Luxembourg: 20.4 %Latvia: 22.5 %Libya: 25.2 %Morocco: 13 %Moldova: 20.7 %Montenegro: 19.1 %Madagascar: 4.4 %North Macedonia: 26.8 %Mali: 8.7 %Myanmar: 5.6 %Mongolia: 22 %Mauritania: 8.7 %Mauritius: 15.4 %Malawi: 3.1 %Mexico: 32 %Malaysia: 17.8 %Mozambique: 5.4 %Namibia: 10.4 %Niger: 4.6 %Nigeria: 8.2 %Nicaragua: 28.2 %Netherlands: 14.1 %Norway: 20.8 %Nepal: 4.9 %New Zealand: 32.1 %Oman: 25.2 %Panama: 29.5 %Peru: 24 %French Polynesia: 46.9 %Papua New Guinea: 24.1 %Philippines: 7.2 %Pakistan: 20 %Poland: 25.4 %Puerto Rico: 35.7 %Palestine: 28.3 %Portugal: 17.1 %Palau: 36 %Paraguay: 28.6 %Qatar: 38.5 %Romania: 33.4 %Serbia: 24.9 %Russia: 16.6 %Rwanda: 1.9 %Saudi Arabia: 36.1 %Solomon Islands: 16 %Sudan: 11.4 %Sweden: 18.2 %Singapore: 17.2 %Slovenia: 24.8 %Slovakia: 29.3 %Sierra Leone: 2.9 %Senegal: 4.4 %Somalia: 5.7 %Suriname: 19.8 %South Sudan: 5 %El Salvador: 23.3 %Syria: 24.9 %Eswatini: 14.4 %Chad: 7.3 %Togo: 5.8 %Thailand: 12.2 %Tajikistan: 17.4 %Timor-Leste: 1.6 %Turkmenistan: 19 %Tunisia: 18.4 %Türkiye: 22 %Trinidad and Tobago: 24.3 %Tanzania: 6 %Ukraine: 19.2 %Uganda: 4.1 %United States: 39.4 %Uruguay: 30.9 %Uzbekistan: 27.2 %Venezuela: 20.3 %Vietnam: 2.1 %Vanuatu: 17.1 %Samoa: 51.1 %Yemen: 9.9 %South Africa: 14.4 %Zambia: 5.2 %Zimbabwe: 5.7 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Nauru: 70.9 %Nauru70.9American Samoa: 70.3 %American Samoa70.3Cook Islands: 69.7 %Cook Islands69.7Tokelau: 66.3 %Tokelau66.3Tonga: 63 %Tonga63Niue: 62.8 %Niue62.8Tuvalu: 57.2 %Tuvalu57.2Samoa: 51.1 %Samoa51.1French Polynesia: 46.9 %French Polynesia46.9United States: 39.4 %United States39.4Micronesia: 39 %Micronesia39Qatar: 38.5 %Qatar38.5Bahamas: 38.4 %Bahamas38.4Kiribati: 36.9 %Kiribati36.9Saint Kitts and Nevis: 36.7 %Saint Kitts and Nevis36.7Kuwait: 36.5 %Kuwait36.5Saudi Arabia: 36.1 %Saudi Arabia36.1Palau: 36 %Palau36Puerto Rico: 35.7 %Puerto Rico35.7Argentina: 35 %Argentina35Hungary: 33.9 %Hungary33.9Chile: 33.5 %Chile33.5Romania: 33.4 %Romania33.4Georgia: 33.3 %Georgia33.3Croatia: 33.2 %Croatia33.2Malta: 33.1 %Malta33.1Belize: 32.7 %Belize32.7Brunei: 32.5 %Brunei32.5Marshall Islands: 32.1 %Marshall Islands32.1New Zealand: 32.1 %New Zealand32.1Mexico: 32 %Mexico32Australia: 31 %Australia31Iraq: 31 %Iraq31Uruguay: 30.9 %Uruguay30.9Bahrain: 30.6 %Bahrain30.6Egypt: 30.4 %Egypt30.4Czechia: 29.8 %Czechia29.8Panama: 29.5 %Panama29.5Jordan: 29.4 %Jordan29.4Slovakia: 29.3 %Slovakia29.3Nauru: 70.9 %Nauru70.9American Samoa: 70.3 %American Samoa70.3Cook Islands: 69.7 %Cook Islands69.7Tokelau: 66.3 %Tokelau66.3Tonga: 63 %Tonga63Niue: 62.8 %Niue62.8Tuvalu: 57.2 %Tuvalu57.2Samoa: 51.1 %Samoa51.1French Polynesia: 46.9 %French Polynesia46.9United States: 39.4 %United States39.4Micronesia: 39 %Micronesia39Qatar: 38.5 %Qatar38.5Bahamas: 38.4 %Bahamas38.4Kiribati: 36.9 %Kiribati36.9Saint Kitts and Nevis: 36.7 %Saint Kitts and Nevis36.7Kuwait: 36.5 %Kuwait36.5Saudi Arabia: 36.1 %Saudi Arabia36.1Palau: 36 %Palau36Puerto Rico: 35.7 %Puerto Rico35.7Argentina: 35 %Argentina35Hungary: 33.9 %Hungary33.9Chile: 33.5 %Chile33.5Romania: 33.4 %Romania33.4Georgia: 33.3 %Georgia33.3Croatia: 33.2 %Croatia33.2Malta: 33.1 %Malta33.1Belize: 32.7 %Belize32.7Brunei: 32.5 %Brunei32.5Marshall Islands: 32.1 %Marshall Islands32.1New Zealand: 32.1 %New Zealand32.1Mexico: 32 %Mexico32Australia: 31 %Australia31Iraq: 31 %Iraq31Uruguay: 30.9 %Uruguay30.9Bahrain: 30.6 %Bahrain30.6Egypt: 30.4 %Egypt30.4Czechia: 29.8 %Czechia29.8Panama: 29.5 %Panama29.5Jordan: 29.4 %Jordan29.4Slovakia: 29.3 %Slovakia29.3
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), male (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Nauru70.9+0.4 pts
2American Samoa70.3+0.3 pts
3Cook Islands69.7+0.9 pts
4Tokelau66.3+0.4 pts
5Tonga63+1 pts
6Niue62.8+0.5 pts
7Tuvalu57.2+0.5 pts
8Samoa51.1+0.6 pts
9French Polynesia46.9+0.5 pts
10United States39.4+0.2 pts
11Micronesia39+0.6 pts
12Qatar38.5+0.3 pts
13Bahamas38.4+0.4 pts
14Kiribati36.9+0.2 pts
15Saint Kitts and Nevis36.7+0.5 pts
16Kuwait36.5-0.1 pts
17Saudi Arabia36.1+0.3 pts
18Palau36-0 pts
19Puerto Rico35.7+0.5 pts
20Argentina35+0.9 pts
21Hungary33.9+0.7 pts
22Chile33.5+0.9 pts
23Romania33.4+1.1 pts
24Georgia33.3+0.9 pts
25Croatia33.2+0.9 pts
26Malta33.10 pts
27Belize32.7+0.7 pts
28Brunei32.5+0.9 pts
29Marshall Islands32.1-0 pts
30New Zealand32.1+0.3 pts
31Mexico32+0.7 pts
32Australia31+0.4 pts
33Iraq31+0.3 pts
34Uruguay30.9+0.8 pts
35Bahrain30.6+0.2 pts
36Egypt30.4+0.3 pts
37Czechia29.8+0.6 pts
38Panama29.5+0.8 pts
39Jordan29.4-0.2 pts
40Slovakia29.3+0.7 pts
41Lebanon29.1+0.2 pts
42Paraguay28.6+0.7 pts
43Ireland28.5+0.2 pts
44Palestine28.30 pts
45Nicaragua28.2+0.5 pts
46Fiji28+0.8 pts
47United Arab Emirates27.9-0.1 pts
48Greece27.5+0.2 pts
49Canada27.4+0.1 pts
50Barbados27.4+0.6 pts
51Uzbekistan27.2+1 pts
52North Macedonia26.8+0.6 pts
53United Kingdom25.7+0.1 pts
54Poland25.4+0.3 pts
55Oman25.2+0.3 pts
56Libya25.2+0.1 pts
57Brazil25.1+0.9 pts
58Costa Rica25.1+0.5 pts
59Syria24.9+0.2 pts
60Serbia24.9+0.7 pts
61Slovenia24.8+0.9 pts
62Trinidad and Tobago24.3+0.5 pts
63Seychelles24.2+0.9 pts
64Papua New Guinea24.1+0.4 pts
65Greenland24+0.4 pts
66Peru24+0.9 pts
67Bermuda24+0.6 pts
68Antigua and Barbuda23.9+0.6 pts
69Dominican Republic23.5+0.6 pts
70Honduras23.4+0.6 pts
71El Salvador23.3+0.5 pts
72Cyprus23.2-0 pts
73Finland23.1+0.5 pts
74Iceland23+0.4 pts
75Ecuador22.9+0.8 pts
76Bulgaria22.9+0.4 pts
77Bolivia22.7+0.7 pts
78Lithuania22.6+0.1 pts
79Latvia22.5+0.2 pts
80Guatemala22.5+0.8 pts
81Albania22.5+0.8 pts
82Israel22.20 pts
83Germany22.10 pts
84Türkiye22-0.1 pts
85Mongolia22+0.8 pts
86Bosnia and Herzegovina21.2+0.5 pts
87Norway20.8+0.3 pts
88Moldova20.7+0.1 pts
89Saint Lucia20.5+0.7 pts
90Luxembourg20.4+0.1 pts
91Venezuela20.3-0.1 pts
92Estonia20.2-0.1 pts
93Azerbaijan20+0.8 pts
94Pakistan20+1.1 pts
95Suriname19.8+0.5 pts
96Kazakhstan19.7+0.8 pts
97Belgium19.5+0.2 pts
98Austria19.4+0.4 pts
99Ukraine19.2+0.1 pts
100Armenia19.2+0.7 pts
101Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19.1+0.5 pts
102Montenegro19.1+0.4 pts
103Cuba19+0.6 pts
104Turkmenistan19+0.5 pts
105Jamaica18.9+0.6 pts
106Grenada18.8+0.5 pts
107Andorra18.80 pts
108Belarus18.70 pts
109Iran18.5+0.3 pts
110Tunisia18.4+0.3 pts
111Colombia18.2+0.4 pts
112Sweden18.2+0.3 pts
113Dominica18.2+0.6 pts
114Guyana18.1+0.6 pts
115Spain17.9-0.4 pts
116Malaysia17.8+0.5 pts
117Tajikistan17.4+0.5 pts
118Kyrgyzstan17.3+0.7 pts
119Singapore17.2+1 pts
120Portugal17.1-0.1 pts
121Vanuatu17.1+0.3 pts
122Russia16.6-0 pts
123Solomon Islands16+0.3 pts
124Mauritius15.4+0.5 pts
125Denmark15.3+0.1 pts
126Algeria15.2+0.3 pts
127Italy14.7-0.2 pts
128South Africa14.4+0.1 pts
129Eswatini14.4+0.6 pts
130Netherlands14.1+0.1 pts
131Afghanistan14+0.6 pts
132Switzerland13.5+0.1 pts
133Morocco13+0.2 pts
134Maldives12.8+0.6 pts
135Liberia12.4+0.9 pts
136Thailand12.2+0.7 pts
137Sudan11.4+0.7 pts
138Gabon11.4+0.4 pts
139France10.9-0.2 pts
140Namibia10.4+0.3 pts
141Yemen9.9+0.3 pts
142São Tomé and Príncipe9.8+0.4 pts
143South Korea9.7+0.7 pts
144Bhutan9.4+0.4 pts
145China9.3+0.6 pts
146Cameroon9.3+0.2 pts
147North Korea8.7+0.4 pts
148Mauritania8.7+0.3 pts
149Mali8.7+0.3 pts
150Cape Verde8.5+0.3 pts
151Botswana8.4+0.2 pts
152Nigeria8.2+0.3 pts
153Equatorial Guinea8.1+0.3 pts
154Côte d’Ivoire7.9+0.3 pts
155Comoros7.7+0.4 pts
156Japan7.7+0.3 pts
157Guinea-Bissau7.5+0.3 pts
158Chad7.3+0.3 pts
159Philippines7.2+0.3 pts
160Benin7.1+0.3 pts
161Sri Lanka6.7+0.4 pts
162Indonesia6.6+0.4 pts
163Angola6.5+0.3 pts
164Central African Republic6.3+0.3 pts
165Laos6.3+0.3 pts
166Lesotho6.1+0.2 pts
167Tanzania6+0.4 pts
168Republic of the Congo6+0.3 pts
169Guinea5.9+0.3 pts
170Djibouti5.9+0.3 pts
171Togo5.8+0.3 pts
172Burundi5.8+0.3 pts
173Zimbabwe5.7+0.3 pts
174Somalia5.7+0.3 pts
175Myanmar5.6+0.2 pts
176India5.4+0.3 pts
177Mozambique5.4+0.3 pts
178Haiti5.4+0.1 pts
179Kenya5.3+0.2 pts
180Zambia5.2+0.3 pts
181Gambia5.2+0.2 pts
182South Sudan5+0.3 pts
183Nepal4.9+0.2 pts
184Ghana4.7+0.1 pts
185Niger4.6+0.3 pts
186Senegal4.4+0.2 pts
187Madagascar4.4+0.3 pts
188Burkina Faso4.2+0.2 pts
189Uganda4.1+0.4 pts
190Democratic Republic of the Congo4+0.1 pts
191Cambodia3.4+0.2 pts
192Malawi3.1+0.2 pts
193Sierra Leone2.9+0.1 pts
194Bangladesh2.6+0.1 pts
195Eritrea2.4+0.2 pts
196Vietnam2.1+0.2 pts
197Rwanda1.9+0.2 pts
198Timor-Leste1.6+0.1 pts
199Ethiopia1.3+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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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