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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 2018, at 79.3%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 23.5%. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest79.3American Samoa
Lowest1.5Vietnam
Median23.5199 countries

Top 40 countries, 2018

American Samoa: 79.3 %American Samoa79.3Tonga: 77.4 %Tonga77.4Tokelau: 72 %Tokelau72Samoa: 72 %Samoa72Cook Islands: 70.3 %Cook Islands70.3Nauru: 70.3 %Nauru70.3Tuvalu: 69.4 %Tuvalu69.4Niue: 67.4 %Niue67.4Micronesia: 54.5 %Micronesia54.5Egypt: 53.5 %Egypt53.5Kiribati: 51.8 %Kiribati51.8Saint Kitts and Nevis: 51.1 %Saint Kitts and Nevis51.1Bahamas: 51.1 %Bahamas51.1Marshall Islands: 50.3 %Marshall Islands50.3Belize: 49.2 %Belize49.2French Polynesia: 47.9 %French Polynesia47.9Kuwait: 47.6 %Kuwait47.6Qatar: 47.5 %Qatar47.5Saudi Arabia: 45.4 %Saudi Arabia45.4Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 45.1 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines45.1Barbados: 45 %Barbados45Iraq: 44.9 %Iraq44.9Jamaica: 44.6 %Jamaica44.6Palestine: 44.3 %Palestine44.3Palau: 43.9 %Palau43.9South Africa: 43.8 %South Africa43.8Fiji: 43.3 %Fiji43.3Puerto Rico: 43.2 %Puerto Rico43.2Jordan: 43 %Jordan43Saint Lucia: 42.8 %Saint Lucia42.8Dominica: 41.7 %Dominica41.7Libya: 41.5 %Libya41.5Chile: 40.6 %Chile40.6Bahrain: 40.4 %Bahrain40.4United States: 40.3 %United States40.3Seychelles: 39.9 %Seychelles39.9United Arab Emirates: 39.1 %United Arab Emirates39.1Grenada: 39 %Grenada39Panama: 38.9 %Panama38.9Antigua and Barbuda: 38.9 %Antigua and Barbuda38.9
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1American Samoa79.3+0.3 pts
2Tonga77.4+0.7 pts
3Tokelau72+0.4 pts
4Samoa72+0.8 pts
5Cook Islands70.3+0.6 pts
6Nauru70.3+0.2 pts
7Tuvalu69.4+0.5 pts
8Niue67.4+0.5 pts
9Micronesia54.5+0.4 pts
10Egypt53.5+0.7 pts
11Kiribati51.8+0.2 pts
12Saint Kitts and Nevis51.1+0.8 pts
13Bahamas51.1+1 pts
14Marshall Islands50.3+0.3 pts
15Belize49.2+0.7 pts
16French Polynesia47.9+0.5 pts
17Kuwait47.6-0.1 pts
18Qatar47.5+0.5 pts
19Saudi Arabia45.4+0.3 pts
20Saint Vincent and the Grenadines45.1+0.9 pts
21Barbados45+0.8 pts
22Iraq44.9+0.5 pts
23Jamaica44.6+0.9 pts
24Palestine44.3+0.3 pts
25Palau43.9+0.3 pts
26South Africa43.8+0.6 pts
27Fiji43.3+0.9 pts
28Puerto Rico43.2+0.8 pts
29Jordan43-0.1 pts
30Saint Lucia42.8+0.9 pts
31Dominica41.7+0.8 pts
32Libya41.5+0.2 pts
33Chile40.6+1 pts
34Bahrain40.4+0.3 pts
35United States40.3+0.4 pts
36Seychelles39.9+0.8 pts
37United Arab Emirates39.1-0.1 pts
38Grenada39+0.8 pts
39Panama38.9+1.1 pts
40Antigua and Barbuda38.9+0.8 pts
41Bermuda38.8+0.8 pts
42Eswatini38.8+0.6 pts
43Syria38.7+0.3 pts
44Mexico37.7+0.6 pts
45Türkiye36.5-0.1 pts
46Oman36.4+0.6 pts
47Nicaragua36.3+0.7 pts
48Suriname36.2+0.8 pts
49Guyana34.9+0.9 pts
50El Salvador34.9+0.7 pts
51Costa Rica34.6+0.8 pts
52Paraguay34+1 pts
53Honduras33.8+0.9 pts
54Trinidad and Tobago33.6+0.5 pts
55Brunei33+1.3 pts
56New Zealand33+0.5 pts
57Georgia33+0.6 pts
58Argentina32.5+1 pts
59Uruguay32.3+0.9 pts
60Dominican Republic32.2+0.8 pts
61Mauritania32+0.9 pts
62Tunisia31.3+0.3 pts
63Azerbaijan31.3+0.4 pts
64Lesotho31.1+0.8 pts
65Bolivia31.1+0.8 pts
66Lebanon29.9+0.4 pts
67Ecuador29.7+0.7 pts
68Algeria29.6+0.4 pts
69Uzbekistan29.1+0.8 pts
70Greenland29.1+0.5 pts
71Iran28.9+0.3 pts
72Gabon28.4+0.9 pts
73Guatemala28.2+0.7 pts
74Malta28.2-0.1 pts
75Papua New Guinea28.1+0.6 pts
76Brazil27.9+1 pts
77Peru27.8+0.9 pts
78Australia27.6+0.4 pts
79Equatorial Guinea27.6+0.7 pts
80United Kingdom27.3+0.3 pts
81Armenia27+0.3 pts
82Colombia26.7+0.7 pts
83Morocco26.6+0.6 pts
84Botswana26.3+0.7 pts
85Hungary26.2+0.3 pts
86Ukraine26.1-0.1 pts
87Romania26+0.7 pts
88Greece25.7+0.2 pts
89Ireland25.5+0.3 pts
90Vanuatu25.2+0.4 pts
91Moldova25.2-0.3 pts
92North Macedonia25.2+0.1 pts
93Solomon Islands25.1+0.4 pts
94Venezuela25+0.1 pts
95Croatia24.8+0.4 pts
96Canada24.20 pts
97Malaysia23.9+0.8 pts
98Mauritius23.7+0.4 pts
99Tajikistan23.6+0.7 pts
100Mongolia23.5+0.6 pts
101Belarus23.4-0.3 pts
102Israel22.9-0.1 pts
103Cuba22.8+0.6 pts
104Albania22.6+0.4 pts
105Namibia22.3+0.4 pts
106Turkmenistan22+0.4 pts
107Finland21.8+0.4 pts
108Latvia21.8-0.1 pts
109Pakistan21.7+1 pts
110Kyrgyzstan21.5+0.7 pts
111Czechia21.3+0.1 pts
112Lithuania21-0.2 pts
113Comoros21+0.7 pts
114Russia20.8-0.4 pts
115Slovakia20.5+0.3 pts
116São Tomé and Príncipe20.5+0.8 pts
117Kazakhstan20.5+0.1 pts
118Estonia20.5-0.1 pts
119Maldives20.4+0.8 pts
120Cyprus20-0 pts
121Cape Verde19.8+0.8 pts
122Belgium19.7+0.3 pts
123Sudan19.6+0.5 pts
124Iceland19.5+0.2 pts
125Portugal19.5-0.1 pts
126Bosnia and Herzegovina19.5+0.1 pts
127Ghana19.4+0.7 pts
128Somalia19.3+0.7 pts
129Poland19.1-0.2 pts
130Germany19.1-0 pts
131Cameroon18.8+0.6 pts
132Afghanistan18.7+1.2 pts
133Zimbabwe18.4+0.5 pts
134Serbia180 pts
135Norway17.3+0.3 pts
136Bulgaria17.20 pts
137Luxembourg17+0.1 pts
138Spain15.5-0.4 pts
139Thailand15.4+0.6 pts
140Andorra15.3-0 pts
141Sweden15.2+0.2 pts
142Liberia15.2+0.9 pts
143Angola15+0.5 pts
144Republic of the Congo15+0.5 pts
145Netherlands14.7+0.1 pts
146Senegal14.7+0.6 pts
147Montenegro14.60 pts
148Nigeria14.6+0.6 pts
149Gambia14.5+0.7 pts
150Togo14.4+0.8 pts
151Kenya14.2+0.5 pts
152Italy14.2-0.1 pts
153Yemen14+0.4 pts
154Haiti13.9+0.4 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire13.8+0.6 pts
156Benin13.6+0.5 pts
157Djibouti13.6+0.5 pts
158Slovenia13.6-0.1 pts
159Zambia13.5+0.6 pts
160Tanzania13.2+0.5 pts
161Guinea-Bissau13+0.6 pts
162Bhutan12.7+0.7 pts
163Austria12.7+0.1 pts
164Mali12.6+0.7 pts
165France12.6-0.1 pts
166Denmark12+0.2 pts
167Indonesia11.9+0.7 pts
168Singapore11.5+0.6 pts
169Sri Lanka11.3+0.6 pts
170North Korea11.1+0.5 pts
171Mozambique11.1+0.5 pts
172Sierra Leone10.7+0.4 pts
173Central African Republic10.7+0.5 pts
174Uganda10.5+0.6 pts
175Guinea10.4+0.6 pts
176South Sudan9.7+0.4 pts
177Malawi9.3+0.4 pts
178Philippines9.2+0.4 pts
179Laos8.5+0.5 pts
180Myanmar8.5+0.3 pts
181Switzerland8.3+0.1 pts
182India7.6+0.4 pts
183Burkina Faso7.2+0.5 pts
184Democratic Republic of the Congo7.1+0.3 pts
185Nepal6.9+0.5 pts
186Niger6.6+0.3 pts
187China6.3+0.3 pts
188Rwanda6.1+0.4 pts
189Bangladesh5.8+0.4 pts
190Chad5.2+0.3 pts
191South Korea4.9+0.2 pts
192Eritrea4.5+0.2 pts
193Cambodia4.2+0.3 pts
194Burundi3.4+0.1 pts
195Madagascar3.3+0.2 pts
196Japan3.2+0.1 pts
197Ethiopia3.2+0.2 pts
198Timor-Leste3.2+0.3 pts
199Vietnam1.5+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 79.3% in 2018, according to World Health Organization.

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Vietnam, with 1.5% in 2018.

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