Countries by adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized, 2024

Tonga had the highest adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized of 199 countries in 2024, at 81.4%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 25.5%. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest81.4Tonga
Lowest2.4Vietnam
Median25.5199 countries

Top 40 countries, 2024

Tonga: 81.4 %Tonga81.4American Samoa: 81.1 %American Samoa81.1Samoa: 76.4 %Samoa76.4Tokelau: 74.3 %Tokelau74.3Cook Islands: 73.9 %Cook Islands73.9Tuvalu: 72.3 %Tuvalu72.3Nauru: 71.4 %Nauru71.4Niue: 70.2 %Niue70.2Egypt: 57.1 %Egypt57.1Bahamas: 57 %Bahamas57Micronesia: 57 %Micronesia57Saint Kitts and Nevis: 55.3 %Saint Kitts and Nevis55.3Belize: 53.5 %Belize53.5Kiribati: 52.9 %Kiribati52.9Marshall Islands: 51.9 %Marshall Islands51.9French Polynesia: 50.9 %French Polynesia50.9Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 50.2 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines50.2Qatar: 50.1 %Qatar50.1Jamaica: 50.1 %Jamaica50.1Barbados: 50 %Barbados50Fiji: 48.8 %Fiji48.8Saint Lucia: 47.8 %Saint Lucia47.8Puerto Rico: 47.8 %Puerto Rico47.8Iraq: 47.6 %Iraq47.6South Africa: 47.5 %South Africa47.5Kuwait: 46.8 %Kuwait46.8Saudi Arabia: 46.7 %Saudi Arabia46.7Chile: 46.4 %Chile46.4Dominica: 46.3 %Dominica46.3Palau: 45.9 %Palau45.9Palestine: 45.5 %Palestine45.5Panama: 45 %Panama45Seychelles: 44.9 %Seychelles44.9Grenada: 43.8 %Grenada43.8Antigua and Barbuda: 43.6 %Antigua and Barbuda43.6Bermuda: 43.5 %Bermuda43.5Eswatini: 42.5 %Eswatini42.5United States: 42.4 %United States42.4Jordan: 41.9 %Jordan41.9Libya: 41.9 %Libya41.9
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Tonga81.4+0.6 pts
2American Samoa81.1+0.3 pts
3Samoa76.4+0.7 pts
4Tokelau74.3+0.4 pts
5Cook Islands73.9+0.6 pts
6Tuvalu72.3+0.5 pts
7Nauru71.4+0.2 pts
8Niue70.2+0.4 pts
9Egypt57.1+0.6 pts
10Bahamas57+1 pts
11Micronesia57+0.4 pts
12Saint Kitts and Nevis55.3+0.7 pts
13Belize53.5+0.7 pts
14Kiribati52.9+0.2 pts
15Marshall Islands51.9+0.3 pts
16French Polynesia50.9+0.5 pts
17Saint Vincent and the Grenadines50.2+0.8 pts
18Qatar50.1+0.4 pts
19Jamaica50.1+0.9 pts
20Barbados50+0.8 pts
21Fiji48.8+0.9 pts
22Saint Lucia47.8+0.8 pts
23Puerto Rico47.8+0.8 pts
24Iraq47.6+0.4 pts
25South Africa47.5+0.6 pts
26Kuwait46.8-0.1 pts
27Saudi Arabia46.7+0.2 pts
28Chile46.4+1 pts
29Dominica46.3+0.8 pts
30Palau45.9+0.3 pts
31Palestine45.5+0.2 pts
32Panama45+1 pts
33Seychelles44.9+0.9 pts
34Grenada43.8+0.8 pts
35Antigua and Barbuda43.6+0.8 pts
36Bermuda43.5+0.8 pts
37Eswatini42.5+0.6 pts
38United States42.4+0.3 pts
39Jordan41.9-0.2 pts
40Libya41.9+0.1 pts
41Bahrain41.8+0.2 pts
42Mexico41.4+0.6 pts
43Brunei41.2+1.4 pts
44Suriname41+0.8 pts
45Nicaragua40.3+0.7 pts
46Guyana40.2+0.9 pts
47Syria40.1+0.2 pts
48Paraguay39.8+1 pts
49Oman39.5+0.5 pts
50Costa Rica39.4+0.8 pts
51Honduras39.3+0.9 pts
52El Salvador38.8+0.7 pts
53Argentina38.4+1 pts
54United Arab Emirates38.4-0.1 pts
55Uruguay37.7+0.9 pts
56Mauritania37.4+0.9 pts
57Dominican Republic37.2+0.9 pts
58Trinidad and Tobago36.8+0.5 pts
59Georgia36.1+0.5 pts
60Lesotho36+0.8 pts
61Bolivia35.9+0.8 pts
62New Zealand35.7+0.5 pts
63Türkiye35.2-0.2 pts
64Gabon34.1+1 pts
65Brazil33.9+1 pts
66Ecuador33.9+0.7 pts
67Uzbekistan33.7+0.7 pts
68Azerbaijan33.4+0.4 pts
69Peru33.3+0.9 pts
70Tunisia32.8+0.2 pts
71Guatemala32.2+0.7 pts
72Equatorial Guinea32.1+0.8 pts
73Greenland32+0.5 pts
74Algeria31.8+0.4 pts
75Lebanon31.7+0.3 pts
76Papua New Guinea31.6+0.6 pts
77Colombia30.7+0.7 pts
78Botswana30.5+0.7 pts
79Iran30.4+0.2 pts
80Romania30+0.7 pts
81Morocco29.9+0.5 pts
82Australia29.7+0.4 pts
83United Kingdom28.9+0.3 pts
84Malaysia28.9+0.9 pts
85Armenia28.5+0.3 pts
86Pakistan28+1.1 pts
87Hungary27.9+0.3 pts
88Vanuatu27.7+0.4 pts
89Malta27.6-0.1 pts
90Tajikistan27.6+0.7 pts
91Solomon Islands27.6+0.4 pts
92Ireland27.1+0.3 pts
93Croatia27+0.4 pts
94Greece26.9+0.2 pts
95Mongolia26.9+0.6 pts
96Afghanistan26.2+1.3 pts
97Mauritius26.2+0.4 pts
98Cuba26.2+0.6 pts
99North Macedonia25.9+0.1 pts
100Ukraine25.5-0.1 pts
101Kyrgyzstan25.5+0.7 pts
102Comoros25.4+0.8 pts
103São Tomé and Príncipe25.4+0.8 pts
104Venezuela25.4+0.1 pts
105Maldives25.4+0.9 pts
106Namibia25+0.5 pts
107Cape Verde24.9+0.9 pts
108Albania24.7+0.4 pts
109Finland24.7+0.5 pts
110Canada24.4+0.1 pts
111Turkmenistan24.2+0.4 pts
112Ghana23.9+0.8 pts
113Somalia23.3+0.7 pts
114Moldova23.1-0.3 pts
115Sudan23+0.6 pts
116Cameroon22.4+0.6 pts
117Israel22.1-0.1 pts
118Czechia22.1+0.1 pts
119Belgium22+0.4 pts
120Slovakia22+0.2 pts
121Liberia21.9+1.2 pts
122Belarus21.7-0.3 pts
123Zimbabwe21.3+0.5 pts
124Latvia21.3-0.1 pts
125Kazakhstan21.2+0.1 pts
126Iceland21+0.3 pts
127Estonia20-0.1 pts
128Bosnia and Herzegovina19.9+0.1 pts
129Cyprus19.8-0 pts
130Togo19.7+1 pts
131Thailand19.6+0.7 pts
132Lithuania19.5-0.3 pts
133Norway19.2+0.4 pts
134Germany19.10 pts
135Gambia19+0.8 pts
136Portugal19-0.1 pts
137Nigeria18.9+0.8 pts
138Senegal18.4+0.7 pts
139Angola18.2+0.6 pts
140Serbia18.20 pts
141Russia18-0.5 pts
142Republic of the Congo18+0.5 pts
143Côte d’Ivoire17.7+0.7 pts
144Poland17.6-0.2 pts
145Mali17.6+0.9 pts
146Luxembourg17.5+0.1 pts
147Bulgaria17.30 pts
148Guinea-Bissau17.1+0.7 pts
149Zambia17.1+0.6 pts
150Bhutan16.9+0.7 pts
151Benin16.8+0.6 pts
152Kenya16.8+0.5 pts
153Djibouti16.8+0.6 pts
154Indonesia16.6+0.8 pts
155Haiti16.5+0.5 pts
156Sweden16.5+0.2 pts
157Yemen16.2+0.4 pts
158Tanzania16.2+0.5 pts
159Singapore15.5+0.7 pts
160Andorra15.20 pts
161Netherlands15.1+0.1 pts
162Sri Lanka15+0.7 pts
163North Korea14.7+0.6 pts
164Montenegro14.60 pts
165Guinea14.6+0.8 pts
166Mozambique14.5+0.6 pts
167Uganda14.1+0.7 pts
168Central African Republic14+0.6 pts
169Italy13.3-0.1 pts
170Austria13.3+0.1 pts
171Slovenia13.3-0 pts
172Denmark13.2+0.2 pts
173Sierra Leone13.1+0.4 pts
174Spain13-0.4 pts
175Malawi12.1+0.5 pts
176South Sudan12.1+0.4 pts
177France11.7-0.1 pts
178Laos11.7+0.6 pts
179Philippines11.6+0.4 pts
180Burkina Faso10.7+0.6 pts
181India10.4+0.5 pts
182Myanmar10.4+0.3 pts
183Nepal10.3+0.6 pts
184Democratic Republic of the Congo9.1+0.4 pts
185Switzerland9+0.1 pts
186Rwanda8.8+0.5 pts
187Niger8.7+0.4 pts
188Bangladesh8.6+0.5 pts
189China8.4+0.4 pts
190Chad7.2+0.4 pts
191Cambodia6.2+0.4 pts
192South Korea6+0.2 pts
193Eritrea5.8+0.3 pts
194Timor-Leste5.5+0.5 pts
195Ethiopia4.4+0.2 pts
196Madagascar4.4+0.2 pts
197Burundi4.3+0.2 pts
198Japan3.7+0.1 pts
199Vietnam2.4+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, women only. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Which country has the highest adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized?

Tonga, with 81.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization.

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Vietnam, with 2.4% in 2024.

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