Countries by Obesity Rate
Share of adults with a body mass index of 30 or above.
198 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.
#1 American Samoa
75.8%
Oceania
Our World in Data, 2024#2 Cook Islands
72.4%
Oceania
Our World in Data, 2024#3 Tonga
72.3%
Oceania
Our World in Data, 2024Median country
24.3%
Across 198 ranked countries
Full Ranking (198 Countries)
Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.
198 countries
| 1 | American Samoa | 75.8% |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 72.4% |
| 3 | Tonga | 72.3% |
| 4 | Nauru | 71.4% |
| 5 | Tokelau | 70.0% |
| 6 | Niue | 66.2% |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 64.7% |
| 8 | Samoa | 63.2% |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 49.5% |
| 10 | Bahamas | 48.4% |
| 11 | Micronesia | 46.8% |
| 12 | Kiribati | 45.3% |
| 13 | Belize | 43.2% |
| 14 | Egypt | 42.8% |
| 15 | Qatar | 42.4% |
| 16 | Palau | 42.1% |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 41.9% |
| 18 | United States | 41.8% |
| 19 | Kuwait | 41.3% |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | 41.2% |
| 21 | Chile | 41.1% |
| 22 | Georgia | 40.1% |
| 23 | Barbados | 39.6% |
| 24 | Fiji | 39.3% |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 39.2% |
| 26 | Argentina | 38.1% |
| 27 | Panama | 37.8% |
| 28 | Brunei | 37.7% |
| 29 | Romania | 37.7% |
| 30 | Mexico | 37.4% |
| 31 | Hungary | 36.9% |
| 32 | Iraq | 36.8% |
| 33 | Croatia | 36.5% |
| 34 | Uruguay | 36.3% |
| 35 | Jamaica | 35.7% |
| 36 | Bahrain | 35.5% |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.4% |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 35.4% |
| 39 | Saint Vincent | 35.0% |
| 40 | Seychelles | 34.9% |
| 41 | Bermuda | 34.8% |
| 42 | New Zealand | 34.7% |
| 43 | Paraguay | 34.2% |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 34.0% |
| 45 | Greece | 33.7% |
| 46 | Libya | 33.5% |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 33.4% |
| 48 | Malta | 33.3% |
| 49 | State of Palestine | 33.2% |
| 50 | Jordan | 33.2% |
| 51 | Dominica | 32.9% |
| 52 | Australia | 32.4% |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.0% |
| 54 | Grenada | 31.9% |
| 55 | Czech Republic | 31.6% |
| 56 | Lebanon | 31.5% |
| 57 | El Salvador | 31.4% |
| 58 | South Africa | 31.3% |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 31.2% |
| 60 | Brazil | 30.9% |
| 61 | Honduras | 30.8% |
| 62 | Suriname | 30.8% |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 30.7% |
| 64 | Ireland | 30.6% |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 30.6% |
| 66 | Turkey | 30.5% |
| 67 | Slovakia | 30.3% |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 30.3% |
| 69 | Syria | 29.9% |
| 70 | Guyana | 29.8% |
| 71 | Oman | 29.4% |
| 72 | Greenland | 29.3% |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 29.3% |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 29.2% |
| 75 | Peru | 29.1% |
| 76 | Bolivia | 28.8% |
| 77 | Ecuador | 28.7% |
| 78 | Armenia | 28.6% |
| 79 | Latvia | 27.9% |
| 80 | Ukraine | 27.8% |
| 81 | Tunisia | 27.7% |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 27.6% |
| 83 | Albania | 27.3% |
| 84 | Canada | 27.1% |
| 85 | Eswatini | 27.1% |
| 86 | Moldova | 27.0% |
| 87 | Guatemala | 26.7% |
| 88 | Finland | 26.2% |
| 89 | Lithuania | 26.1% |
| 90 | Belarus | 26.1% |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1% |
| 92 | Poland | 25.9% |
| 93 | Iran | 25.7% |
| 94 | Serbia | 25.6% |
| 95 | Mongolia | 25.5% |
| 96 | Colombia | 25.3% |
| 97 | Estonia | 25.0% |
| 98 | Cuba | 25.0% |
| 99 | Germany | 24.5% |
| 100 | Algeria | 24.3% |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 24.0% |
| 102 | Cyprus | 23.7% |
| 103 | Malaysia | 23.6% |
| 104 | Pakistan | 23.5% |
| 105 | Iceland | 23.5% |
| 106 | Israel | 23.3% |
| 107 | Portugal | 23.0% |
| 108 | Venezuela | 23.0% |
| 109 | Belgium | 22.9% |
| 110 | Slovenia | 22.8% |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 22.4% |
| 112 | Mauritania | 22.1% |
| 113 | Morocco | 22.0% |
| 114 | Gabon | 21.8% |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 21.6% |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.5% |
| 117 | Russia | 21.2% |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 21.2% |
| 119 | Mauritius | 21.1% |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 21.0% |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 20.9% |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 20.9% |
| 123 | Norway | 20.7% |
| 124 | Montenegro | 20.6% |
| 125 | Lesotho | 20.2% |
| 126 | Andorra | 19.5% |
| 127 | Spain | 18.9% |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.8% |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 18.8% |
| 130 | Sweden | 18.7% |
| 131 | Austria | 18.3% |
| 132 | Maldives | 18.1% |
| 133 | Botswana | 18.1% |
| 134 | Italy | 17.9% |
| 135 | Netherlands | 16.9% |
| 136 | Singapore | 16.8% |
| 137 | Liberia | 16.7% |
| 138 | Namibia | 16.7% |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 16.5% |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.3% |
| 141 | Sudan | 16.1% |
| 142 | Comoros | 16.1% |
| 143 | Thailand | 15.5% |
| 144 | Denmark | 15.2% |
| 145 | Cameroon | 14.6% |
| 146 | Ghana | 13.8% |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 13.1% |
| 148 | Bhutan | 13.0% |
| 149 | Somalia | 13.0% |
| 150 | Switzerland | 12.9% |
| 151 | France | 12.5% |
| 152 | Togo | 12.2% |
| 153 | Nigeria | 12.1% |
| 153 | North Korea | 12.1% |
| 155 | Indonesia | 12.0% |
| 156 | Ivory Coast | 12.0% |
| 157 | Angola | 11.8% |
| 158 | Mali | 11.6% |
| 159 | Yemen | 11.6% |
| 160 | Congo | 11.5% |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.4% |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% |
| 163 | Djibouti | 11.2% |
| 164 | Gambia | 11.2% |
| 165 | Benin | 10.9% |
| 166 | Haiti | 10.7% |
| 167 | Tanzania | 10.5% |
| 168 | Kenya | 10.4% |
| 169 | Senegal | 10.3% |
| 170 | Zambia | 10.1% |
| 171 | Philippines | 9.7% |
| 172 | Guinea | 9.4% |
| 173 | Mozambique | 9.4% |
| 174 | China | 9.1% |
| 175 | Laos | 9.0% |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 8.9% |
| 177 | Myanmar | 8.3% |
| 178 | South Sudan | 8.2% |
| 179 | Uganda | 8.2% |
| 180 | India | 8.0% |
| 181 | Nepal | 7.7% |
| 182 | South Korea | 7.5% |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 7.3% |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 7.0% |
| 185 | Malawi | 6.7% |
| 186 | Chad | 6.3% |
| 187 | Niger | 6.0% |
| 188 | DR Congo | 5.9% |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 5.7% |
| 190 | Rwanda | 5.2% |
| 191 | Japan | 5.2% |
| 192 | Cambodia | 4.9% |
| 193 | Burundi | 4.7% |
| 194 | Madagascar | 4.1% |
| 195 | Eritrea | 3.7% |
| 196 | Timor-Leste | 3.3% |
| 197 | Ethiopia | 2.5% |
| 198 | Vietnam | 2.5% |
Top 10
The ten highest-ranked countries by obesity rate.
- American Samoa75.8%
- Cook Islands72.4%
- Tonga72.3%
- Nauru71.4%
- Tokelau70.0%
- Niue66.2%
- Tuvalu64.7%
- Samoa63.2%
- French Polynesia49.5%
- Bahamas48.4%
| Name | Obesity Rate |
|---|---|
| American Samoa | 75.8% |
| Cook Islands | 72.4% |
| Tonga | 72.3% |
| Nauru | 71.4% |
| Tokelau | 70.0% |
| Niue | 66.2% |
| Tuvalu | 64.7% |
| Samoa | 63.2% |
| French Polynesia | 49.5% |
| Bahamas | 48.4% |
Population Trends of the Leaders
How the top-ranked countries' populations have moved. Choose a time window to rescale.
American SamoaCook IslandsTongaNauruTokelauNiue
By Continent
Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.
- Oceania28.6%
- North America19.1%
- South America17.8%
- Europe14.1%
- Asia12.1%
- Africa8.2%
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 50 | 28.6% |
| North America | 34 | 19.1% |
| South America | 31 | 17.8% |
| Europe | 25 | 14.1% |
| Asia | 21 | 12.1% |
| Africa | 14 | 8.2% |
Average by continent
- Oceania (19)50.4%
- North America (25)33.7%
- South America (12)31.3%
- Europe (41)24.9%
- Asia (47)21.2%
- Africa (54)14.4%
About This Data
Definition
Share of adults with a body mass index of 30 or above.
Coverage and vintage
198 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is Our World in Data, 2024.