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Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age
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
24.8%
Median: 22.3%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
American Samoa
75.9%
Lowest
Vietnam
2.4%
Top 5 Countries
1American Samoa75.9%
2Tonga73.8%
3Cook Islands72.4%
4Nauru71.4%
5Tokelau70.7%
By Region
North America33.1%(4 countries)
Oceania32.3%(2 countries)
South America32.2%(7 countries)
Other26.1%(120 countries)
Europe21.3%(32 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 (75.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.8%)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (120)
Europe (32)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
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 | American Samoa | 75.9% |
| 2 | Tonga | 73.8% |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 72.4% |
| 4 | Nauru | 71.4% |
| 5 | Tokelau | 70.7% |
| 6 | Niue | 66.9% |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 65.1% |
| 8 | Samoa | 64.3% |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 49.2% |
| 10 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 48.6% |
| 11 | Bahamas | 48.3% |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.7% |
| 13 | Kiribati | 45.6% |
| 14 | Egypt | 43.9% |
| 15 | Belize | 43.4% |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 42.4% |
| 17 | Qatar | 42.0% |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 42.0% |
| 19 | United States of America | 41.0% |
| 20 | Palau | 40.5% |
| 21 | Chile | 40.5% |
| 22 | Kuwait | 40.4% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 40.1% |
| 24 | Iraq | 39.7% |
| 25 | Barbados | 39.4% |
| 26 | Fiji | 39.0% |
| 27 | Panama | 37.7% |
| 28 | State of Palestine | 37.4% |
| 29 | Mexico | 37.4% |
| 30 | Argentina | 37.2% |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.1% |
| 32 | Georgia | 35.7% |
| 33 | Jordan | 35.4% |
| 34 | Jamaica | 35.2% |
| 35 | Uruguay | 34.9% |
| 36 | Bahrain | 34.9% |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 34.9% |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 34.8% |
| 39 | Paraguay | 34.7% |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.6% |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.6% |
| 42 | Bermuda | 34.1% |
| 43 | New Zealand | 34.0% |
| 44 | Seychelles | 33.9% |
| 45 | Libya | 33.7% |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.0% |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 32.7% |
| 48 | Dominica | 32.5% |
| 49 | Romania | 32.4% |
| 50 | El Salvador | 32.2% |
| 51 | South Africa | 31.8% |
| 52 | Honduras | 31.8% |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 31.6% |
| 54 | Grenada | 31.5% |
| 55 | Hungary | 31.4% |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 31.2% |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.9% |
| 58 | Suriname | 30.8% |
| 59 | Croatia | 30.8% |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 30.8% |
| 61 | Lebanon | 30.7% |
| 62 | Malta | 30.6% |
| 63 | Australia | 30.6% |
| 64 | Oman | 30.5% |
| 65 | Brazil | 30.1% |
| 66 | Guyana | 30.1% |
| 67 | Bolivia | 29.7% |
| 68 | Eswatini | 29.6% |
| 69 | Peru | 29.2% |
| 70 | Ecuador | 28.9% |
| 71 | Türkiye | 28.8% |
| 72 | Greenland | 28.1% |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 28.0% |
| 74 | Guatemala | 28.0% |
| 75 | Ireland | 27.9% |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 27.6% |
| 77 | Greece | 27.4% |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 27.4% |
| 79 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 26.8% |
| 80 | Czech Republic | 26.3% |
| 81 | Tunisia | 26.1% |
| 82 | Slovakia | 26.1% |
| 83 | Canada | 26.0% |
| 84 | Mongolia | 25.1% |
| 85 | Armenia | 25.0% |
| 86 | Colombia | 24.9% |
| 87 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 24.6% |
| 88 | Pakistan | 24.5% |
| 89 | Finland | 24.2% |
| 90 | Albania | 24.1% |
| 91 | Mauritania | 24.1% |
| 92 | Algeria | 23.6% |
| 93 | Malaysia | 23.3% |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 23.1% |
| 95 | Venezuela | 23.0% |
| 96 | Cuba | 23.0% |
| 97 | Ukraine | 22.8% |
| 98 | Gabon | 22.7% |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 22.6% |
| 100 | Latvia | 22.3% |
| 101 | Moldova, Republic of | 22.3% |
| 102 | Israel | 22.2% |
| 103 | Lesotho | 22.2% |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 22.2% |
| 105 | Iceland | 22.2% |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.0% |
| 107 | Serbia | 21.8% |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 21.8% |
| 109 | Poland | 21.8% |
| 110 | Morocco | 21.6% |
| 111 | Cyprus | 21.6% |
| 112 | Lithuania | 21.3% |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% |
| 114 | Mauritius | 21.1% |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.0% |
| 116 | Belgium | 20.8% |
| 117 | Belarus | 20.6% |
| 118 | Germany | 20.6% |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 20.6% |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 20.3% |
| 121 | Estonia | 20.3% |
| 122 | Norway | 20.2% |
| 123 | Botswana | 19.8% |
| 124 | Slovenia | 19.8% |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.2% |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 19.0% |
| 127 | Namibia | 18.3% |
| 128 | Portugal | 18.1% |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.9% |
| 130 | Maldives | 17.9% |
| 131 | Sudan | 17.8% |
| 132 | Liberia | 17.8% |
| 133 | Russian Federation | 17.6% |
| 134 | Sweden | 17.5% |
| 135 | Andorra | 17.1% |
| 136 | Montenegro | 17.1% |
| 137 | Singapore | 17.0% |
| 138 | Comoros | 16.8% |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 16.7% |
| 140 | Austria | 16.5% |
| 141 | Thailand | 16.4% |
| 142 | Cameroon | 16.0% |
| 143 | Spain | 15.3% |
| 144 | Somalia | 14.9% |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 14.7% |
| 146 | Netherlands | 14.7% |
| 147 | Ghana | 14.5% |
| 148 | Denmark | 14.3% |
| 149 | Italy | 14.0% |
| 150 | Nigeria | 13.7% |
| 151 | Togo | 13.4% |
| 152 | Yemen | 13.3% |
| 153 | Mali | 13.3% |
| 154 | Bhutan | 13.1% |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.8% |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% |
| 157 | Angola | 12.7% |
| 158 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.4% |
| 159 | Benin | 12.2% |
| 160 | Republic of the Congo | 12.2% |
| 161 | North Korea | 12.0% |
| 162 | Indonesia | 11.8% |
| 163 | Djibouti | 11.7% |
| 164 | Senegal | 11.6% |
| 165 | Zambia | 11.6% |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.5% |
| 167 | Switzerland | 11.3% |
| 168 | Kenya | 11.3% |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% |
| 170 | France | 11.2% |
| 171 | Haiti | 11.1% |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 10.9% |
| 173 | Mozambique | 10.6% |
| 174 | Guinea | 10.6% |
| 175 | Philippines | 9.6% |
| 176 | Uganda | 9.5% |
| 177 | People's Republic of China | 9.3% |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.2% |
| 179 | South Sudan | 8.9% |
| 180 | South Korea | 8.4% |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 8.2% |
| 182 | Myanmar | 8.1% |
| 183 | India | 8.0% |
| 184 | Malawi | 8.0% |
| 185 | Nepal | 8.0% |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 7.7% |
| 187 | Chad | 7.4% |
| 188 | Niger | 6.8% |
| 189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.7% |
| 190 | Japan | 5.9% |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 5.8% |
| 192 | Rwanda | 5.6% |
| 193 | Burundi | 5.2% |
| 194 | Cambodia | 4.9% |
| 195 | Madagascar | 4.5% |
| 196 | Eritrea | 4.3% |
| 197 | Timor-Leste | 3.6% |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 2.9% |
| 199 | Vietnam | 2.4% |
Showing 199 of 199 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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