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Countries by adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized

American Samoa had the highest adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized of 199 countries in 2013, at 77.6%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 22%. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest77.6American Samoa
Lowest1Vietnam
Median22199 countries

Top 40 countries, 2013

American Samoa: 77.6 %American Samoa77.6Tonga: 73.5 %Tonga73.5Tokelau: 69.9 %Tokelau69.9Nauru: 69.2 %Nauru69.2Samoa: 68 %Samoa68Cook Islands: 67.1 %Cook Islands67.1Tuvalu: 66.6 %Tuvalu66.6Niue: 64.8 %Niue64.8Micronesia: 52.2 %Micronesia52.2Kiribati: 50.4 %Kiribati50.4Egypt: 49.6 %Egypt49.6Marshall Islands: 48.8 %Marshall Islands48.8Kuwait: 47.7 %Kuwait47.7Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47.2 %Saint Kitts and Nevis47.2Bahamas: 45.8 %Bahamas45.8French Polynesia: 45.4 %French Polynesia45.4Belize: 45.4 %Belize45.4Qatar: 44.4 %Qatar44.4Saudi Arabia: 43.4 %Saudi Arabia43.4Jordan: 43 %Jordan43Palestine: 42.5 %Palestine42.5Palau: 42.3 %Palau42.3Iraq: 41.7 %Iraq41.7South Africa: 40.8 %South Africa40.8Barbados: 40.7 %Barbados40.7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 40.5 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines40.5Libya: 40.3 %Libya40.3Jamaica: 39.8 %Jamaica39.8Puerto Rico: 39.1 %Puerto Rico39.1United Arab Emirates: 39.1 %United Arab Emirates39.1Fiji: 39 %Fiji39Bahrain: 38.5 %Bahrain38.5Saint Lucia: 38.5 %Saint Lucia38.5United States: 38.1 %United States38.1Dominica: 37.7 %Dominica37.7Syria: 36.8 %Syria36.8Türkiye: 36.4 %Türkiye36.4Seychelles: 36.3 %Seychelles36.3Chile: 35.6 %Chile35.6Eswatini: 35.4 %Eswatini35.4
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013 (%)Change on 2012
1American Samoa77.6+0.4 pts
2Tonga73.5+0.8 pts
3Tokelau69.9+0.4 pts
4Nauru69.2+0.2 pts
5Samoa68+0.8 pts
6Cook Islands67.1+0.6 pts
7Tuvalu66.6+0.6 pts
8Niue64.8+0.5 pts
9Micronesia52.2+0.4 pts
10Kiribati50.4+0.3 pts
11Egypt49.6+0.9 pts
12Marshall Islands48.8+0.3 pts
13Kuwait47.70 pts
14Saint Kitts and Nevis47.2+0.8 pts
15Bahamas45.8+1.1 pts
16French Polynesia45.4+0.5 pts
17Belize45.4+0.8 pts
18Qatar44.4+0.7 pts
19Saudi Arabia43.4+0.5 pts
20Jordan43+0.1 pts
21Palestine42.5+0.4 pts
22Palau42.3+0.3 pts
23Iraq41.7+0.7 pts
24South Africa40.8+0.6 pts
25Barbados40.7+0.9 pts
26Saint Vincent and the Grenadines40.5+0.9 pts
27Libya40.3+0.3 pts
28Jamaica39.8+1 pts
29Puerto Rico39.1+0.8 pts
30United Arab Emirates39.1+0.1 pts
31Fiji39+0.8 pts
32Bahrain38.5+0.4 pts
33Saint Lucia38.5+0.9 pts
34United States38.1+0.5 pts
35Dominica37.7+0.8 pts
36Syria36.8+0.4 pts
37Türkiye36.4+0.1 pts
38Seychelles36.3+0.6 pts
39Chile35.6+1 pts
40Eswatini35.4+0.7 pts
41Grenada34.9+0.8 pts
42Antigua and Barbuda34.9+0.8 pts
43Bermuda34.8+0.8 pts
44Mexico34.3+0.7 pts
45Panama33.5+1.1 pts
46Oman33.2+0.7 pts
47Nicaragua32.8+0.7 pts
48Suriname32.2+0.8 pts
49El Salvador31.4+0.7 pts
50Trinidad and Tobago31.1+0.5 pts
51New Zealand30.5+0.5 pts
52Guyana30.5+0.8 pts
53Costa Rica30.4+0.9 pts
54Georgia30+0.6 pts
55Tunisia29.5+0.4 pts
56Azerbaijan29.3+0.5 pts
57Paraguay29.3+0.9 pts
58Honduras29+1 pts
59Malta28.4-0 pts
60Mauritania28.1+0.6 pts
61Dominican Republic28+0.8 pts
62Uruguay27.9+0.8 pts
63Lebanon27.9+0.4 pts
64Argentina27.8+0.9 pts
65Algeria27.2+0.5 pts
66Lesotho27+0.8 pts
67Greenland26.9+0.4 pts
68Bolivia26.9+0.8 pts
69Iran26.9+0.4 pts
70Brunei26.8+1.1 pts
71Moldova26.5-0.2 pts
72Ecuador26.3+0.7 pts
73Ukraine26.30 pts
74United Kingdom26+0.3 pts
75Australia25.8+0.4 pts
76Armenia25.5+0.3 pts
77Papua New Guinea25.4+0.5 pts
78Uzbekistan25+0.9 pts
79Guatemala24.7+0.7 pts
80Venezuela24.4+0.2 pts
81Greece24.4+0.3 pts
82Belarus24.4-0.1 pts
83Hungary24.3+0.4 pts
84North Macedonia24.2+0.2 pts
85Equatorial Guinea24.1+0.7 pts
86Ireland24.1+0.3 pts
87Gabon24+0.8 pts
88Canada23.8+0.1 pts
89Morocco23.4+0.7 pts
90Peru23.4+0.8 pts
91Israel23.3-0 pts
92Vanuatu23.3+0.3 pts
93Colombia23.2+0.7 pts
94Solomon Islands23.1+0.4 pts
95Brazil23.1+0.9 pts
96Botswana23.1+0.6 pts
97Russia22.8-0.3 pts
98Croatia22.5+0.5 pts
99Romania22.3+0.8 pts
100Lithuania22-0.1 pts
101Mauritius21.9+0.3 pts
102Latvia21.90 pts
103Albania20.6+0.4 pts
104Estonia20.6+0.1 pts
105Mongolia20.5+0.6 pts
106Czechia20.4+0.2 pts
107Namibia20.2+0.4 pts
108Malaysia20.2+0.7 pts
109Cuba20+0.5 pts
110Tajikistan20+0.7 pts
111Cyprus200 pts
112Finland19.9+0.3 pts
113Turkmenistan19.9+0.5 pts
114Kazakhstan19.8+0.1 pts
115Portugal19.60 pts
116Poland19.60 pts
117Slovakia19.1+0.3 pts
118Germany19.10 pts
119Bosnia and Herzegovina18.9+0.2 pts
120Iceland18.4+0.2 pts
121Kyrgyzstan18.3+0.6 pts
122Belgium18.2+0.3 pts
123Serbia17.6+0.1 pts
124Spain17.6-0.4 pts
125Comoros17.3+0.7 pts
126São Tomé and Príncipe17.1+0.6 pts
127Sudan16.9+0.5 pts
128Pakistan16.8+0.9 pts
129Bulgaria16.7+0.2 pts
130Luxembourg16.70 pts
131Maldives16.5+0.7 pts
132Ghana16.3+0.5 pts
133Cape Verde16.2+0.6 pts
134Cameroon16.2+0.4 pts
135Zimbabwe16+0.5 pts
136Somalia15.9+0.6 pts
137Norway15.9+0.3 pts
138Andorra15.20 pts
139Italy14.5-0 pts
140Sweden14.5+0.1 pts
141Netherlands14.40 pts
142Montenegro14.3+0.1 pts
143Slovenia13.8-0 pts
144Afghanistan13.2+0.9 pts
145France13.1-0.1 pts
146Republic of the Congo12.7+0.4 pts
147Angola12.6+0.4 pts
148Thailand12.4+0.5 pts
149Austria12.40 pts
150Senegal12.2+0.4 pts
151Haiti11.9+0.4 pts
152Kenya11.9+0.5 pts
153Yemen11.9+0.4 pts
154Nigeria11.8+0.4 pts
155Benin11.5+0.3 pts
156Gambia11.4+0.5 pts
157Côte d’Ivoire11.2+0.4 pts
158Denmark11.2+0.1 pts
159Liberia11.1+0.6 pts
160Djibouti11.1+0.5 pts
161Togo11+0.5 pts
162Zambia10.8+0.5 pts
163Tanzania10.6+0.5 pts
164Guinea-Bissau10.3+0.4 pts
165Bhutan9.6+0.5 pts
166Mali9.4+0.5 pts
167Sierra Leone9.1+0.2 pts
168Singapore8.9+0.4 pts
169North Korea8.7+0.4 pts
170Mozambique8.7+0.4 pts
171Indonesia8.6+0.6 pts
172Sri Lanka8.5+0.5 pts
173Central African Republic8.4+0.4 pts
174Switzerland7.9+0.1 pts
175Uganda7.8+0.5 pts
176Guinea7.8+0.4 pts
177South Sudan7.8+0.4 pts
178Philippines7.5+0.3 pts
179Malawi7.2+0.4 pts
180Myanmar7.1+0.2 pts
181Laos6.4+0.4 pts
182Democratic Republic of the Congo5.7+0.2 pts
183India5.6+0.3 pts
184Niger5.3+0.2 pts
185Burkina Faso5.1+0.3 pts
186China4.9+0.2 pts
187Nepal4.6+0.4 pts
188Rwanda4.3+0.3 pts
189South Korea4.1+0.1 pts
190Chad4+0.2 pts
191Bangladesh3.9+0.3 pts
192Eritrea3.5+0.2 pts
193Japan30 pts
194Cambodia2.9+0.2 pts
195Burundi2.7+0.1 pts
196Madagascar2.5+0.1 pts
197Ethiopia2.4+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste2+0.2 pts
199Vietnam1+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 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.

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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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American Samoa, with 77.6% in 2013, according to World Health Organization.

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Vietnam, with 1% in 2013.

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