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Obesity in women
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
28.9%
Median: 25.5%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Tonga
81.4%
Lowest
Vietnam
2.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Tonga81.4%
2American Samoa81.1%
3Samoa76.4%
4Tokelau74.3%
5Cook Islands73.9%
By Region
South America36.3%(7 countries)
North America35.1%(4 countries)
Oceania32.7%(2 countries)
Other31.7%(120 countries)
Africa27.6%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.4%)High (81.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.9%)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (120)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 81.4% |
| 2 | American Samoa | 81.1% |
| 3 | Samoa | 76.4% |
| 4 | Tokelau | 74.3% |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 73.9% |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 72.3% |
| 7 | Nauru | 71.4% |
| 8 | Niue | 70.2% |
| 9 | Egypt | 57.1% |
| 10 | Bahamas | 57.0% |
| 11 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 57.0% |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.3% |
| 13 | Belize | 53.5% |
| 14 | Kiribati | 52.9% |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 51.9% |
| 16 | French Polynesia | 50.9% |
| 17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.2% |
| 18 | Qatar | 50.1% |
| 19 | Jamaica | 50.1% |
| 20 | Barbados | 50.0% |
| 21 | Fiji | 48.8% |
| 22 | Saint Lucia | 47.8% |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 47.8% |
| 24 | Iraq | 47.6% |
| 25 | South Africa | 47.5% |
| 26 | Kuwait | 46.8% |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 46.7% |
| 28 | Chile | 46.4% |
| 29 | Dominica | 46.3% |
| 30 | Palau | 45.9% |
| 31 | State of Palestine | 45.5% |
| 32 | Panama | 45.0% |
| 33 | Seychelles | 44.9% |
| 34 | Grenada | 43.8% |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.6% |
| 36 | Bermuda | 43.5% |
| 37 | Eswatini | 42.5% |
| 38 | United States of America | 42.4% |
| 39 | Jordan | 41.9% |
| 40 | Libya | 41.9% |
| 41 | Bahrain | 41.8% |
| 42 | Mexico | 41.4% |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 41.2% |
| 44 | Suriname | 41.0% |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 40.3% |
| 46 | Guyana | 40.2% |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 40.1% |
| 48 | Paraguay | 39.8% |
| 49 | Oman | 39.5% |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 39.4% |
| 51 | Honduras | 39.3% |
| 52 | El Salvador | 38.8% |
| 53 | Argentina | 38.4% |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 38.4% |
| 55 | Uruguay | 37.7% |
| 56 | Mauritania | 37.4% |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 37.2% |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.8% |
| 59 | Georgia | 36.1% |
| 60 | Lesotho | 36.0% |
| 61 | Bolivia | 35.9% |
| 62 | New Zealand | 35.7% |
| 63 | Türkiye | 35.2% |
| 64 | Gabon | 34.1% |
| 65 | Brazil | 33.9% |
| 66 | Ecuador | 33.9% |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 33.7% |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 33.4% |
| 69 | Peru | 33.3% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 32.8% |
| 71 | Guatemala | 32.2% |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.1% |
| 73 | Greenland | 32.0% |
| 74 | Algeria | 31.8% |
| 75 | Lebanon | 31.7% |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 31.6% |
| 77 | Colombia | 30.7% |
| 78 | Botswana | 30.5% |
| 79 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 30.4% |
| 80 | Romania | 30.0% |
| 81 | Morocco | 29.9% |
| 82 | Australia | 29.7% |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 28.9% |
| 84 | Malaysia | 28.9% |
| 85 | Armenia | 28.5% |
| 86 | Pakistan | 28.0% |
| 87 | Hungary | 27.9% |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 27.7% |
| 89 | Malta | 27.6% |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 27.6% |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 27.6% |
| 92 | Ireland | 27.1% |
| 93 | Croatia | 27.0% |
| 94 | Greece | 26.9% |
| 95 | Mongolia | 26.9% |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 26.2% |
| 97 | Mauritius | 26.2% |
| 98 | Cuba | 26.2% |
| 99 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.9% |
| 100 | Ukraine | 25.5% |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.5% |
| 102 | Comoros | 25.4% |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.4% |
| 104 | Venezuela | 25.4% |
| 105 | Maldives | 25.4% |
| 106 | Namibia | 25.0% |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 24.9% |
| 108 | Albania | 24.7% |
| 109 | Finland | 24.7% |
| 110 | Canada | 24.4% |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 24.2% |
| 112 | Ghana | 23.9% |
| 113 | Somalia | 23.3% |
| 114 | Moldova, Republic of | 23.1% |
| 115 | Sudan | 23.0% |
| 116 | Cameroon | 22.4% |
| 117 | Israel | 22.1% |
| 118 | Czech Republic | 22.1% |
| 119 | Belgium | 22.0% |
| 120 | Slovakia | 22.0% |
| 121 | Liberia | 21.9% |
| 122 | Belarus | 21.7% |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 21.3% |
| 124 | Latvia | 21.3% |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 21.2% |
| 126 | Iceland | 21.0% |
| 127 | Estonia | 20.0% |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.9% |
| 129 | Cyprus | 19.8% |
| 130 | Togo | 19.7% |
| 131 | Thailand | 19.6% |
| 132 | Lithuania | 19.5% |
| 133 | Norway | 19.2% |
| 134 | Germany | 19.1% |
| 135 | Republic of The Gambia | 19.0% |
| 136 | Portugal | 19.0% |
| 137 | Nigeria | 18.9% |
| 138 | Senegal | 18.4% |
| 139 | Angola | 18.2% |
| 140 | Serbia | 18.2% |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 18.0% |
| 142 | Republic of the Congo | 18.0% |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.7% |
| 144 | Poland | 17.6% |
| 145 | Mali | 17.6% |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 17.5% |
| 147 | Bulgaria | 17.3% |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.1% |
| 149 | Zambia | 17.1% |
| 150 | Bhutan | 16.9% |
| 151 | Benin | 16.8% |
| 152 | Kenya | 16.8% |
| 153 | Djibouti | 16.8% |
| 154 | Indonesia | 16.6% |
| 155 | Haiti | 16.5% |
| 156 | Sweden | 16.5% |
| 157 | Yemen | 16.2% |
| 158 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.2% |
| 159 | Singapore | 15.5% |
| 160 | Andorra | 15.2% |
| 161 | Netherlands | 15.1% |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 15.0% |
| 163 | North Korea | 14.7% |
| 164 | Montenegro | 14.6% |
| 165 | Guinea | 14.6% |
| 166 | Mozambique | 14.5% |
| 167 | Uganda | 14.1% |
| 168 | Central African Republic | 14.0% |
| 169 | Italy | 13.3% |
| 170 | Austria | 13.3% |
| 171 | Slovenia | 13.3% |
| 172 | Denmark | 13.2% |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 13.1% |
| 174 | Spain | 13.0% |
| 175 | Malawi | 12.1% |
| 176 | South Sudan | 12.1% |
| 177 | France | 11.7% |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.7% |
| 179 | Philippines | 11.6% |
| 180 | Burkina Faso | 10.7% |
| 181 | India | 10.4% |
| 182 | Myanmar | 10.4% |
| 183 | Nepal | 10.3% |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.1% |
| 185 | Switzerland | 9.0% |
| 186 | Rwanda | 8.8% |
| 187 | Niger | 8.7% |
| 188 | Bangladesh | 8.6% |
| 189 | People's Republic of China | 8.4% |
| 190 | Chad | 7.2% |
| 191 | Cambodia | 6.2% |
| 192 | South Korea | 6.0% |
| 193 | Eritrea | 5.8% |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 5.5% |
| 195 | Ethiopia | 4.4% |
| 196 | Madagascar | 4.4% |
| 197 | Burundi | 4.3% |
| 198 | Japan | 3.7% |
| 199 | Vietnam | 2.4% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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