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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 2014, at 77.9%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 22.3%. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest77.9American Samoa
Lowest1.1Vietnam
Median22.3199 countries

Top 40 countries, 2014

American Samoa: 77.9 %American Samoa77.9Tonga: 74.3 %Tonga74.3Tokelau: 70.3 %Tokelau70.3Nauru: 69.4 %Nauru69.4Samoa: 68.8 %Samoa68.8Cook Islands: 67.7 %Cook Islands67.7Tuvalu: 67.2 %Tuvalu67.2Niue: 65.3 %Niue65.3Micronesia: 52.7 %Micronesia52.7Kiribati: 50.7 %Kiribati50.7Egypt: 50.4 %Egypt50.4Marshall Islands: 49.1 %Marshall Islands49.1Saint Kitts and Nevis: 48 %Saint Kitts and Nevis48Kuwait: 47.7 %Kuwait47.7Bahamas: 46.9 %Bahamas46.9Belize: 46.1 %Belize46.1French Polynesia: 45.9 %French Polynesia45.9Qatar: 45.1 %Qatar45.1Saudi Arabia: 43.9 %Saudi Arabia43.9Jordan: 43 %Jordan43Palestine: 42.9 %Palestine42.9Palau: 42.6 %Palau42.6Iraq: 42.4 %Iraq42.4Barbados: 41.6 %Barbados41.6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 41.4 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41.4South Africa: 41.4 %South Africa41.4Jamaica: 40.8 %Jamaica40.8Libya: 40.6 %Libya40.6Puerto Rico: 40 %Puerto Rico40Fiji: 39.9 %Fiji39.9Saint Lucia: 39.4 %Saint Lucia39.4United Arab Emirates: 39.2 %United Arab Emirates39.2Bahrain: 39 %Bahrain39United States: 38.6 %United States38.6Dominica: 38.5 %Dominica38.5Syria: 37.2 %Syria37.2Seychelles: 37 %Seychelles37Chile: 36.6 %Chile36.6Türkiye: 36.5 %Türkiye36.5Eswatini: 36.1 %Eswatini36.1
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1American Samoa77.9+0.4 pts
2Tonga74.3+0.8 pts
3Tokelau70.3+0.4 pts
4Nauru69.4+0.2 pts
5Samoa68.8+0.8 pts
6Cook Islands67.7+0.7 pts
7Tuvalu67.2+0.6 pts
8Niue65.3+0.5 pts
9Micronesia52.7+0.4 pts
10Kiribati50.7+0.3 pts
11Egypt50.4+0.9 pts
12Marshall Islands49.1+0.3 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis48+0.8 pts
14Kuwait47.70 pts
15Bahamas46.9+1.1 pts
16Belize46.1+0.8 pts
17French Polynesia45.9+0.5 pts
18Qatar45.1+0.7 pts
19Saudi Arabia43.9+0.5 pts
20Jordan43+0.1 pts
21Palestine42.9+0.4 pts
22Palau42.6+0.3 pts
23Iraq42.4+0.7 pts
24Barbados41.6+0.9 pts
25Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41.4+0.9 pts
26South Africa41.4+0.6 pts
27Jamaica40.8+1 pts
28Libya40.6+0.3 pts
29Puerto Rico40+0.8 pts
30Fiji39.9+0.8 pts
31Saint Lucia39.4+0.9 pts
32United Arab Emirates39.20 pts
33Bahrain39+0.4 pts
34United States38.6+0.5 pts
35Dominica38.5+0.8 pts
36Syria37.2+0.4 pts
37Seychelles37+0.7 pts
38Chile36.6+1 pts
39Türkiye36.5+0.1 pts
40Eswatini36.1+0.7 pts
41Grenada35.7+0.8 pts
42Antigua and Barbuda35.7+0.8 pts
43Bermuda35.6+0.8 pts
44Mexico35+0.7 pts
45Panama34.6+1.1 pts
46Oman33.9+0.7 pts
47Nicaragua33.6+0.7 pts
48Suriname33+0.8 pts
49El Salvador32.1+0.7 pts
50Trinidad and Tobago31.5+0.5 pts
51Guyana31.3+0.9 pts
52Costa Rica31.3+0.9 pts
53New Zealand31+0.5 pts
54Georgia30.6+0.6 pts
55Paraguay30.2+0.9 pts
56Honduras30+1 pts
57Tunisia29.9+0.4 pts
58Azerbaijan29.7+0.4 pts
59Dominican Republic28.9+0.8 pts
60Mauritania28.8+0.7 pts
61Uruguay28.7+0.9 pts
62Argentina28.7+0.9 pts
63Malta28.4-0 pts
64Lebanon28.3+0.4 pts
65Brunei28+1.2 pts
66Lesotho27.8+0.8 pts
67Bolivia27.7+0.8 pts
68Algeria27.7+0.5 pts
69Greenland27.3+0.4 pts
70Iran27.3+0.4 pts
71Ecuador27+0.7 pts
72Moldova26.3-0.2 pts
73United Kingdom26.3+0.3 pts
74Ukraine26.30 pts
75Australia26.2+0.4 pts
76Papua New Guinea26+0.5 pts
77Uzbekistan25.9+0.9 pts
78Armenia25.8+0.3 pts
79Guatemala25.5+0.7 pts
80Gabon24.9+0.8 pts
81Equatorial Guinea24.8+0.7 pts
82Hungary24.7+0.4 pts
83Greece24.7+0.3 pts
84Venezuela24.6+0.2 pts
85North Macedonia24.5+0.2 pts
86Ireland24.4+0.3 pts
87Belarus24.2-0.1 pts
88Peru24.2+0.8 pts
89Morocco24.1+0.7 pts
90Brazil24+0.9 pts
91Colombia23.9+0.7 pts
92Canada23.9+0.1 pts
93Botswana23.7+0.6 pts
94Vanuatu23.6+0.4 pts
95Solomon Islands23.5+0.4 pts
96Israel23.3-0.1 pts
97Romania23.1+0.8 pts
98Croatia23+0.5 pts
99Russia22.4-0.3 pts
100Mauritius22.3+0.3 pts
101Latvia21.90 pts
102Lithuania21.8-0.1 pts
103Mongolia21.2+0.6 pts
104Albania21+0.4 pts
105Malaysia20.9+0.7 pts
106Tajikistan20.7+0.7 pts
107Estonia20.60 pts
108Namibia20.6+0.4 pts
109Czechia20.6+0.2 pts
110Cuba20.6+0.5 pts
111Turkmenistan20.4+0.4 pts
112Finland20.3+0.3 pts
113Cyprus200 pts
114Kazakhstan20+0.1 pts
115Portugal19.60 pts
116Poland19.6-0 pts
117Slovakia19.4+0.3 pts
118Germany19.10 pts
119Bosnia and Herzegovina19+0.2 pts
120Kyrgyzstan19+0.6 pts
121Iceland18.6+0.2 pts
122Belgium18.5+0.3 pts
123Comoros18+0.7 pts
124Pakistan17.7+0.9 pts
125São Tomé and Príncipe17.7+0.6 pts
126Serbia17.7+0.1 pts
127Sudan17.4+0.5 pts
128Maldives17.3+0.7 pts
129Spain17.2-0.4 pts
130Cape Verde16.8+0.6 pts
131Bulgaria16.8+0.1 pts
132Ghana16.8+0.5 pts
133Luxembourg16.70 pts
134Cameroon16.7+0.5 pts
135Somalia16.6+0.7 pts
136Zimbabwe16.4+0.5 pts
137Norway16.2+0.3 pts
138Andorra15.20 pts
139Sweden14.6+0.1 pts
140Italy14.5-0 pts
141Netherlands14.50 pts
142Montenegro14.4+0.1 pts
143Afghanistan14.2+1 pts
144Slovenia13.8-0 pts
145Republic of the Congo13.2+0.4 pts
146Angola13.1+0.4 pts
147France13-0.1 pts
148Thailand13+0.5 pts
149Senegal12.6+0.4 pts
150Austria12.40 pts
151Kenya12.3+0.5 pts
152Yemen12.3+0.4 pts
153Haiti12.3+0.4 pts
154Nigeria12.2+0.5 pts
155Gambia12+0.5 pts
156Benin11.8+0.4 pts
157Liberia11.8+0.7 pts
158Côte d’Ivoire11.7+0.4 pts
159Djibouti11.6+0.5 pts
160Togo11.5+0.6 pts
161Denmark11.3+0.1 pts
162Zambia11.3+0.5 pts
163Tanzania11.1+0.5 pts
164Guinea-Bissau10.8+0.5 pts
165Bhutan10.2+0.6 pts
166Mali10+0.5 pts
167Sierra Leone9.4+0.3 pts
168Singapore9.3+0.4 pts
169Indonesia9.2+0.6 pts
170North Korea9.2+0.4 pts
171Mozambique9.1+0.5 pts
172Sri Lanka9+0.5 pts
173Central African Republic8.8+0.4 pts
174Uganda8.3+0.5 pts
175Guinea8.3+0.4 pts
176South Sudan8.1+0.4 pts
177Switzerland8+0.1 pts
178Philippines7.8+0.3 pts
179Malawi7.6+0.4 pts
180Myanmar7.4+0.3 pts
181Laos6.8+0.4 pts
182India6+0.3 pts
183Democratic Republic of the Congo6+0.3 pts
184Niger5.5+0.2 pts
185Burkina Faso5.5+0.4 pts
186China5.1+0.2 pts
187Nepal5+0.4 pts
188Rwanda4.6+0.3 pts
189South Korea4.3+0.1 pts
190Bangladesh4.2+0.3 pts
191Chad4.2+0.2 pts
192Eritrea3.7+0.2 pts
193Cambodia3.1+0.2 pts
194Japan30 pts
195Burundi2.8+0.1 pts
196Madagascar2.7+0.1 pts
197Ethiopia2.5+0.1 pts
198Timor-Leste2.2+0.2 pts
199Vietnam1.1+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, 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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Which country has the highest adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized?

American Samoa, with 77.9% in 2014, according to World Health Organization.

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

Vietnam, with 1.1% in 2014.

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