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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 2015, at 78.3%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 22.1%. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest78.3American Samoa
Lowest1.2Vietnam
Median22.1199 countries

Top 40 countries, 2015

American Samoa: 78.3 %American Samoa78.3Tonga: 75.1 %Tonga75.1Tokelau: 70.8 %Tokelau70.8Nauru: 69.6 %Nauru69.6Samoa: 69.6 %Samoa69.6Cook Islands: 68.4 %Cook Islands68.4Tuvalu: 67.8 %Tuvalu67.8Niue: 65.8 %Niue65.8Micronesia: 53.1 %Micronesia53.1Egypt: 51.3 %Egypt51.3Kiribati: 51 %Kiribati51Marshall Islands: 49.4 %Marshall Islands49.4Saint Kitts and Nevis: 48.8 %Saint Kitts and Nevis48.8Bahamas: 48 %Bahamas48Kuwait: 47.7 %Kuwait47.7Belize: 46.9 %Belize46.9French Polynesia: 46.4 %French Polynesia46.4Qatar: 45.7 %Qatar45.7Saudi Arabia: 44.3 %Saudi Arabia44.3Palestine: 43.3 %Palestine43.3Iraq: 43.1 %Iraq43.1Jordan: 43.1 %Jordan43.1Palau: 42.9 %Palau42.9Barbados: 42.5 %Barbados42.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 42.4 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines42.4South Africa: 42 %South Africa42Jamaica: 41.7 %Jamaica41.7Libya: 40.9 %Libya40.9Puerto Rico: 40.8 %Puerto Rico40.8Fiji: 40.7 %Fiji40.7Saint Lucia: 40.3 %Saint Lucia40.3Bahrain: 39.4 %Bahrain39.4Dominica: 39.3 %Dominica39.3United Arab Emirates: 39.2 %United Arab Emirates39.2United States: 39.1 %United States39.1Seychelles: 37.7 %Seychelles37.7Syria: 37.6 %Syria37.6Chile: 37.6 %Chile37.6Eswatini: 36.8 %Eswatini36.8Türkiye: 36.6 %Türkiye36.6
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1American Samoa78.3+0.4 pts
2Tonga75.1+0.8 pts
3Tokelau70.8+0.4 pts
4Nauru69.6+0.2 pts
5Samoa69.6+0.8 pts
6Cook Islands68.4+0.7 pts
7Tuvalu67.8+0.6 pts
8Niue65.8+0.5 pts
9Micronesia53.1+0.4 pts
10Egypt51.3+0.8 pts
11Kiribati51+0.3 pts
12Marshall Islands49.4+0.3 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis48.8+0.8 pts
14Bahamas48+1.1 pts
15Kuwait47.70 pts
16Belize46.9+0.8 pts
17French Polynesia46.4+0.5 pts
18Qatar45.7+0.6 pts
19Saudi Arabia44.3+0.4 pts
20Palestine43.3+0.4 pts
21Iraq43.1+0.7 pts
22Jordan43.10 pts
23Palau42.9+0.3 pts
24Barbados42.5+0.9 pts
25Saint Vincent and the Grenadines42.4+0.9 pts
26South Africa42+0.6 pts
27Jamaica41.7+1 pts
28Libya40.9+0.3 pts
29Puerto Rico40.8+0.8 pts
30Fiji40.7+0.9 pts
31Saint Lucia40.3+0.9 pts
32Bahrain39.4+0.4 pts
33Dominica39.3+0.8 pts
34United Arab Emirates39.20 pts
35United States39.1+0.5 pts
36Seychelles37.7+0.7 pts
37Syria37.6+0.4 pts
38Chile37.6+1 pts
39Eswatini36.8+0.7 pts
40Türkiye36.6+0.1 pts
41Grenada36.6+0.8 pts
42Antigua and Barbuda36.5+0.8 pts
43Bermuda36.4+0.8 pts
44Mexico35.7+0.7 pts
45Panama35.7+1.1 pts
46Oman34.5+0.7 pts
47Nicaragua34.3+0.7 pts
48Suriname33.8+0.8 pts
49El Salvador32.8+0.7 pts
50Guyana32.2+0.9 pts
51Costa Rica32.1+0.8 pts
52Trinidad and Tobago32+0.5 pts
53New Zealand31.5+0.5 pts
54Georgia31.2+0.6 pts
55Paraguay31.1+0.9 pts
56Honduras30.9+1 pts
57Tunisia30.3+0.4 pts
58Azerbaijan30.1+0.4 pts
59Dominican Republic29.7+0.8 pts
60Argentina29.6+0.9 pts
61Uruguay29.6+0.9 pts
62Mauritania29.6+0.7 pts
63Brunei29.2+1.2 pts
64Lebanon28.7+0.4 pts
65Lesotho28.6+0.8 pts
66Bolivia28.6+0.8 pts
67Malta28.4-0 pts
68Algeria28.2+0.5 pts
69Greenland27.8+0.4 pts
70Iran27.7+0.4 pts
71Ecuador27.6+0.7 pts
72Uzbekistan26.7+0.8 pts
73Australia26.5+0.4 pts
74United Kingdom26.5+0.3 pts
75Papua New Guinea26.5+0.5 pts
76Ukraine26.3-0 pts
77Guatemala26.2+0.7 pts
78Armenia26.1+0.3 pts
79Moldova26.1-0.2 pts
80Gabon25.7+0.9 pts
81Equatorial Guinea25.5+0.7 pts
82Hungary25.1+0.4 pts
83Peru25.1+0.9 pts
84Greece25+0.3 pts
85Brazil25+0.9 pts
86Venezuela24.8+0.2 pts
87Morocco24.7+0.7 pts
88North Macedonia24.7+0.2 pts
89Ireland24.7+0.3 pts
90Colombia24.6+0.7 pts
91Botswana24.3+0.6 pts
92Belarus24.1-0.2 pts
93Canada24+0.1 pts
94Vanuatu24+0.4 pts
95Solomon Islands23.9+0.4 pts
96Romania23.9+0.8 pts
97Croatia23.5+0.5 pts
98Israel23.2-0.1 pts
99Mauritius22.6+0.3 pts
100Russia22.1-0.4 pts
101Latvia21.9-0 pts
102Mongolia21.7+0.6 pts
103Lithuania21.7-0.2 pts
104Malaysia21.6+0.7 pts
105Tajikistan21.5+0.7 pts
106Albania21.4+0.4 pts
107Cuba21.1+0.5 pts
108Namibia21+0.4 pts
109Turkmenistan20.8+0.4 pts
110Czechia20.8+0.2 pts
111Finland20.6+0.4 pts
112Estonia20.6-0 pts
113Kazakhstan20.1+0.1 pts
114Cyprus200 pts
115Slovakia19.7+0.3 pts
116Portugal19.6-0 pts
117Kyrgyzstan19.6+0.6 pts
118Poland19.5-0.1 pts
119Bosnia and Herzegovina19.1+0.1 pts
120Germany19.1-0 pts
121Iceland18.8+0.2 pts
122Comoros18.8+0.7 pts
123Belgium18.8+0.3 pts
124Pakistan18.7+1 pts
125São Tomé and Príncipe18.4+0.6 pts
126Maldives18+0.8 pts
127Sudan18+0.5 pts
128Serbia17.8+0.1 pts
129Cape Verde17.5+0.7 pts
130Ghana17.4+0.6 pts
131Somalia17.3+0.7 pts
132Cameroon17.2+0.5 pts
133Bulgaria17+0.1 pts
134Zimbabwe16.9+0.5 pts
135Spain16.8-0.4 pts
136Luxembourg16.8+0.1 pts
137Norway16.5+0.3 pts
138Andorra15.30 pts
139Afghanistan15.2+1.1 pts
140Sweden14.7+0.1 pts
141Netherlands14.5+0.1 pts
142Montenegro14.5+0.1 pts
143Italy14.5-0.1 pts
144Slovenia13.7-0 pts
145Republic of the Congo13.6+0.4 pts
146Thailand13.5+0.6 pts
147Angola13.5+0.5 pts
148Senegal13.1+0.5 pts
149France12.9-0.1 pts
150Kenya12.8+0.5 pts
151Nigeria12.8+0.5 pts
152Yemen12.7+0.4 pts
153Haiti12.7+0.4 pts
154Gambia12.6+0.6 pts
155Liberia12.5+0.7 pts
156Austria12.50 pts
157Benin12.2+0.4 pts
158Togo12.2+0.6 pts
159Côte d’Ivoire12.1+0.5 pts
160Djibouti12.1+0.5 pts
161Zambia11.8+0.5 pts
162Tanzania11.7+0.5 pts
163Denmark11.5+0.1 pts
164Guinea-Bissau11.3+0.5 pts
165Bhutan10.8+0.6 pts
166Mali10.5+0.6 pts
167Indonesia9.8+0.6 pts
168Singapore9.8+0.5 pts
169Sierra Leone9.7+0.3 pts
170North Korea9.6+0.5 pts
171Mozambique9.6+0.5 pts
172Sri Lanka9.5+0.5 pts
173Central African Republic9.3+0.4 pts
174Uganda8.8+0.5 pts
175Guinea8.7+0.5 pts
176South Sudan8.5+0.4 pts
177Philippines8.2+0.3 pts
178Switzerland8.1+0.1 pts
179Malawi8+0.4 pts
180Myanmar7.6+0.3 pts
181Laos7.2+0.4 pts
182India6.4+0.4 pts
183Democratic Republic of the Congo6.2+0.3 pts
184Burkina Faso5.9+0.4 pts
185Niger5.8+0.2 pts
186Nepal5.4+0.4 pts
187China5.4+0.3 pts
188Rwanda5+0.4 pts
189Bangladesh4.6+0.4 pts
190South Korea4.4+0.1 pts
191Chad4.4+0.2 pts
192Eritrea3.8+0.2 pts
193Cambodia3.3+0.2 pts
194Japan3.1+0.1 pts
195Burundi2.9+0.1 pts
196Madagascar2.8+0.2 pts
197Ethiopia2.7+0.2 pts
198Timor-Leste2.4+0.2 pts
199Vietnam1.2+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 78.3% in 2015, according to World Health Organization.

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Vietnam, with 1.2% in 2015.

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