Indicator

Obesity among adults ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2024, the adult obesity rate was highest in American Samoa, Tonga, and Cook Islands, while the lowest values were recorded in Viet Nam, Ethiopia, and Timor-Leste. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Obesity among adults
Share of adults aged 18+ with BMI ≥ 30
RankEconomyYear
1American Samoa75.92024
2Tonga73.82024
3Cook Islands72.42024
4Nauru71.42024
5Tokelau70.72024
6Niue66.92024
7Tuvalu65.12024
8Samoa64.32024
9French Polynesia49.22024
10Micronesia48.62024
11Bahamas48.32024
12Saint Kitts and Nevis46.72024
13Kiribati45.62024
14Egypt43.92024
15Belize43.42024
16Puerto Rico42.42024
17Qatar42.02024
18Marshall Islands42.02024
19United States41.02024
20Palau40.52024
21Chile40.52024
22Kuwait40.42024
23Saudi Arabia40.12024
24Iraq39.72024
25Barbados39.42024
26Fiji39.02024
27Panama37.72024
28West Bank and Gaza37.42024
29Mexico37.42024
30Argentina37.22024
31Brunei Darussalam37.12024
32Georgia35.72024
33Jordan35.42024
34Jamaica35.22024
35Uruguay34.92024
36Bahrain34.92024
37Nicaragua34.92024
38Saint Lucia34.82024
39Paraguay34.72024
40Saint Vincent and the Grenadines34.62024
41Antigua and Barbuda34.62024
42Bermuda34.12024
43New Zealand34.02024
44Seychelles33.92024
45Libya33.72024
46Syrian Arab Republic33.02024
47Costa Rica32.72024
48Dominica32.52024
49Romania32.42024
50El Salvador32.22024
51South Africa31.82024
52Honduras31.82024
53United Arab Emirates31.62024
54Grenada31.52024
55Hungary31.42024
56Uzbekistan31.22024
57Trinidad and Tobago30.92024
58Suriname30.82024
59Croatia30.82024
60Dominican Republic30.82024
61Lebanon30.72024
62Malta30.62024
63Australia30.62024
64Oman30.52024
65Brazil30.12024
66Guyana30.12024
67Bolivia29.72024
68Eswatini29.62024
69Peru29.22024
70Ecuador28.92024
71Türkiye28.82024
72Greenland28.12024
73Papua New Guinea28.02024
74Guatemala28.02024
75Ireland27.92024
76Azerbaijan27.62024
77Greece27.42024
78United Kingdom27.42024
79North Macedonia26.82024
80Czechia26.32024
81Tunisia26.12024
82Slovak Republic26.12024
83Canada26.02024
84Mongolia25.12024
85Armenia25.02024
86Colombia24.92024
87Iran24.62024
88Pakistan24.52024
89Finland24.22024
90Albania24.12024
91Mauritania24.12024
92Algeria23.62024
93Malaysia23.32024
94Tajikistan23.12024
95Venezuela23.02024
96Cuba23.02024
97Ukraine22.82024
98Gabon22.72024
99Vanuatu22.62024
100Latvia22.32024
101Moldova22.32024
102Israel22.22024
103Lesotho22.22024
104Turkmenistan22.22024
105Iceland22.22024
106Kyrgyzstan22.02024
107Serbia21.82024
108Solomon Islands21.82024
109Poland21.82024
110Morocco21.62024
111Cyprus21.62024
112Lithuania21.32024
113Kazakhstan21.12024
114Mauritius21.12024
115Bosnia and Herzegovina21.02024
116Belgium20.82024
117Belarus20.62024
118Germany20.62024
119Afghanistan20.62024
120Bulgaria20.32024
121Estonia20.32024
122Norway20.22024
123Botswana19.82024
124Slovenia19.82024
125Equatorial Guinea19.22024
126Luxembourg19.02024
127Namibia18.32024
128Portugal18.12024
129Sao Tome and Principe17.92024
130Maldives17.92024
131Sudan17.82024
132Liberia17.82024
133Russia17.62024
134Sweden17.52024
135Andorra17.12024
136Montenegro17.12024
137Singapore17.02024
138Comoros16.82024
139Cabo Verde16.72024
140Austria16.52024
141Thailand16.42024
142Cameroon16.02024
143Spain15.32024
144Somalia14.92024
145Zimbabwe14.72024
146Netherlands14.72024
147Ghana14.52024
148Denmark14.32024
149Italy14.02024
150Nigeria13.72024
151Togo13.42024
152Yemen13.32024
153Mali13.32024
154Bhutan13.12024
155Côte d'Ivoire12.82024
156Guinea-Bissau12.72024
157Angola12.72024
158Gambia12.42024
159Benin12.22024
160Congo Republic12.22024
161North Korea12.02024
162Indonesia11.82024
163Djibouti11.72024
164Senegal11.62024
165Zambia11.62024
166Tanzania11.52024
167Switzerland11.32024
168Kenya11.32024
169Sri Lanka11.22024
170France11.22024
171Haiti11.12024
172Central African Republic10.92024
173Mozambique10.62024
174Guinea10.62024
175Philippines9.62024
176Uganda9.52024
177China9.32024
178Lao PDR9.22024
179South Sudan8.92024
180Korea8.42024
181Sierra Leone8.22024
182Myanmar8.12024
183India8.02024
184Malawi8.02024
185Nepal8.02024
186Burkina Faso7.72024
187Chad7.42024
188Niger6.82024
189Congo DR6.72024
190Japan5.92024
191Bangladesh5.82024
192Rwanda5.62024
193Burundi5.22024
194Cambodia4.92024
195Madagascar4.52024
196Eritrea4.32024
197Timor-Leste3.62024
198Ethiopia2.92024
199Viet Nam2.42024
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory (GHO).

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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