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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 2019, at 79.7%. Vietnam had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 24.1%. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest79.7American Samoa
Lowest1.6Vietnam
Median24.1199 countries

Top 40 countries, 2019

American Samoa: 79.7 %American Samoa79.7Tonga: 78.1 %Tonga78.1Samoa: 72.8 %Samoa72.8Tokelau: 72.4 %Tokelau72.4Cook Islands: 70.9 %Cook Islands70.9Nauru: 70.5 %Nauru70.5Tuvalu: 69.9 %Tuvalu69.9Niue: 67.9 %Niue67.9Micronesia: 54.9 %Micronesia54.9Egypt: 54.1 %Egypt54.1Bahamas: 52.1 %Bahamas52.1Kiribati: 52 %Kiribati52Saint Kitts and Nevis: 51.9 %Saint Kitts and Nevis51.9Marshall Islands: 50.6 %Marshall Islands50.6Belize: 49.9 %Belize49.9French Polynesia: 48.4 %French Polynesia48.4Qatar: 47.9 %Qatar47.9Kuwait: 47.5 %Kuwait47.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 46 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines46Barbados: 45.9 %Barbados45.9Saudi Arabia: 45.6 %Saudi Arabia45.6Jamaica: 45.5 %Jamaica45.5Iraq: 45.4 %Iraq45.4Palestine: 44.5 %Palestine44.5South Africa: 44.4 %South Africa44.4Fiji: 44.2 %Fiji44.2Palau: 44.2 %Palau44.2Puerto Rico: 44 %Puerto Rico44Saint Lucia: 43.7 %Saint Lucia43.7Jordan: 42.8 %Jordan42.8Dominica: 42.5 %Dominica42.5Libya: 41.6 %Libya41.6Chile: 41.5 %Chile41.5Seychelles: 40.7 %Seychelles40.7United States: 40.7 %United States40.7Bahrain: 40.7 %Bahrain40.7Panama: 39.9 %Panama39.9Grenada: 39.8 %Grenada39.8Antigua and Barbuda: 39.7 %Antigua and Barbuda39.7Bermuda: 39.6 %Bermuda39.6
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1American Samoa79.7+0.3 pts
2Tonga78.1+0.7 pts
3Samoa72.8+0.8 pts
4Tokelau72.4+0.4 pts
5Cook Islands70.9+0.6 pts
6Nauru70.5+0.2 pts
7Tuvalu69.9+0.5 pts
8Niue67.9+0.5 pts
9Micronesia54.9+0.4 pts
10Egypt54.1+0.6 pts
11Bahamas52.1+1 pts
12Kiribati52+0.2 pts
13Saint Kitts and Nevis51.9+0.7 pts
14Marshall Islands50.6+0.3 pts
15Belize49.9+0.7 pts
16French Polynesia48.4+0.5 pts
17Qatar47.9+0.5 pts
18Kuwait47.5-0.1 pts
19Saint Vincent and the Grenadines46+0.9 pts
20Barbados45.9+0.8 pts
21Saudi Arabia45.6+0.3 pts
22Jamaica45.5+0.9 pts
23Iraq45.4+0.5 pts
24Palestine44.5+0.2 pts
25South Africa44.4+0.6 pts
26Fiji44.2+0.9 pts
27Palau44.2+0.3 pts
28Puerto Rico44+0.8 pts
29Saint Lucia43.7+0.8 pts
30Jordan42.8-0.1 pts
31Dominica42.5+0.8 pts
32Libya41.6+0.1 pts
33Chile41.5+1 pts
34Seychelles40.7+0.8 pts
35United States40.7+0.4 pts
36Bahrain40.7+0.3 pts
37Panama39.9+1 pts
38Grenada39.8+0.8 pts
39Antigua and Barbuda39.7+0.8 pts
40Bermuda39.6+0.8 pts
41Eswatini39.4+0.6 pts
42United Arab Emirates39-0.1 pts
43Syria38.9+0.3 pts
44Mexico38.3+0.6 pts
45Nicaragua37+0.7 pts
46Suriname37+0.8 pts
47Oman37+0.5 pts
48Türkiye36.4-0.2 pts
49Guyana35.8+0.9 pts
50El Salvador35.5+0.7 pts
51Costa Rica35.4+0.8 pts
52Paraguay35+1 pts
53Honduras34.7+0.9 pts
54Brunei34.3+1.3 pts
55Trinidad and Tobago34.1+0.5 pts
56Georgia33.5+0.5 pts
57Argentina33.5+1 pts
58New Zealand33.4+0.5 pts
59Uruguay33.1+0.9 pts
60Dominican Republic33+0.8 pts
61Mauritania32.9+0.9 pts
62Lesotho31.9+0.8 pts
63Bolivia31.9+0.8 pts
64Azerbaijan31.7+0.4 pts
65Tunisia31.6+0.3 pts
66Ecuador30.4+0.7 pts
67Lebanon30.2+0.3 pts
68Algeria30+0.4 pts
69Uzbekistan29.9+0.8 pts
70Greenland29.6+0.5 pts
71Gabon29.3+0.9 pts
72Iran29.1+0.3 pts
73Guatemala28.9+0.7 pts
74Brazil28.9+1 pts
75Papua New Guinea28.7+0.6 pts
76Peru28.7+0.9 pts
77Equatorial Guinea28.4+0.7 pts
78Malta28.1-0.1 pts
79Australia28+0.4 pts
80United Kingdom27.6+0.3 pts
81Colombia27.4+0.7 pts
82Armenia27.3+0.3 pts
83Morocco27.2+0.6 pts
84Botswana27+0.7 pts
85Romania26.6+0.7 pts
86Hungary26.4+0.3 pts
87Ukraine26-0.1 pts
88Greece25.9+0.2 pts
89Ireland25.8+0.3 pts
90Vanuatu25.6+0.4 pts
91Solomon Islands25.5+0.4 pts
92North Macedonia25.3+0.1 pts
93Croatia25.1+0.4 pts
94Venezuela25.1+0.1 pts
95Moldova24.8-0.3 pts
96Malaysia24.8+0.8 pts
97Tajikistan24.2+0.7 pts
98Canada24.20 pts
99Mauritius24.1+0.4 pts
100Mongolia24.1+0.6 pts
101Cuba23.3+0.6 pts
102Belarus23.1-0.3 pts
103Albania22.9+0.4 pts
104Israel22.8-0.1 pts
105Namibia22.7+0.4 pts
106Pakistan22.7+1 pts
107Turkmenistan22.4+0.4 pts
108Finland22.3+0.4 pts
109Kyrgyzstan22.2+0.7 pts
110Comoros21.7+0.7 pts
111Latvia21.7-0.1 pts
112Czechia21.4+0.1 pts
113São Tomé and Príncipe21.3+0.8 pts
114Maldives21.2+0.8 pts
115Lithuania20.8-0.2 pts
116Slovakia20.8+0.2 pts
117Kazakhstan20.6+0.1 pts
118Cape Verde20.6+0.8 pts
119Estonia20.4-0.1 pts
120Russia20.3-0.5 pts
121Sudan20.2+0.5 pts
122Ghana20.1+0.7 pts
123Belgium20.1+0.3 pts
124Cyprus20-0 pts
125Somalia19.9+0.7 pts
126Afghanistan19.9+1.2 pts
127Iceland19.7+0.2 pts
128Bosnia and Herzegovina19.5+0.1 pts
129Portugal19.4-0.1 pts
130Cameroon19.4+0.6 pts
131Germany19-0 pts
132Zimbabwe18.9+0.5 pts
133Poland18.8-0.2 pts
134Serbia180 pts
135Norway17.6+0.3 pts
136Bulgaria17.20 pts
137Luxembourg17+0.1 pts
138Liberia16.2+1 pts
139Thailand16+0.7 pts
140Angola15.5+0.5 pts
141Republic of the Congo15.4+0.5 pts
142Sweden15.4+0.2 pts
143Andorra15.3-0 pts
144Senegal15.3+0.6 pts
145Nigeria15.2+0.7 pts
146Gambia15.2+0.7 pts
147Togo15.2+0.8 pts
148Spain15-0.4 pts
149Netherlands14.7+0.1 pts
150Kenya14.6+0.4 pts
151Montenegro14.60 pts
152Côte d’Ivoire14.4+0.6 pts
153Yemen14.4+0.4 pts
154Haiti14.3+0.4 pts
155Benin14.1+0.5 pts
156Djibouti14.1+0.5 pts
157Zambia14.1+0.6 pts
158Italy14.1-0.1 pts
159Tanzania13.7+0.5 pts
160Guinea-Bissau13.6+0.6 pts
161Slovenia13.5-0.1 pts
162Bhutan13.4+0.7 pts
163Mali13.4+0.8 pts
164Austria12.7+0.1 pts
165Indonesia12.6+0.7 pts
166France12.4-0.1 pts
167Denmark12.2+0.2 pts
168Singapore12.1+0.6 pts
169Sri Lanka11.9+0.6 pts
170North Korea11.7+0.5 pts
171Mozambique11.7+0.5 pts
172Central African Republic11.2+0.5 pts
173Sierra Leone11.1+0.4 pts
174Uganda11.1+0.6 pts
175Guinea11+0.6 pts
176South Sudan10.1+0.4 pts
177Malawi9.8+0.4 pts
178Philippines9.6+0.4 pts
179Laos9+0.5 pts
180Myanmar8.8+0.3 pts
181Switzerland8.4+0.1 pts
182India8+0.4 pts
183Burkina Faso7.8+0.5 pts
184Democratic Republic of the Congo7.4+0.3 pts
185Nepal7.4+0.5 pts
186Niger6.9+0.3 pts
187China6.6+0.3 pts
188Rwanda6.5+0.4 pts
189Bangladesh6.3+0.4 pts
190Chad5.5+0.3 pts
191South Korea5.1+0.2 pts
192Eritrea4.7+0.2 pts
193Cambodia4.5+0.3 pts
194Burundi3.5+0.1 pts
195Madagascar3.5+0.2 pts
196Timor-Leste3.5+0.3 pts
197Ethiopia3.3+0.2 pts
198Japan3.3+0.1 pts
199Vietnam1.6+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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Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A), Countries by adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized, 2019. World Health Organization, 30 Sept. 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-women-age-standardized/countries?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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American Samoa, with 79.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization.

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Vietnam, with 1.6% in 2019.

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