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Share of adult men that are overweight
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
51.3%
Median: 58.3%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Nauru
90.8%
Lowest
Ethiopia
7.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Nauru90.8%
2Cook Islands89.7%
3American Samoa89.7%
4Tokelau88.2%
5Niue87.1%
By Region
Oceania72.8%(2 countries)
South America69.2%(7 countries)
North America68.1%(4 countries)
Europe66.9%(32 countries)
Asia50.3%(25 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (7.3%)High (90.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 51.3%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (25)
Other (120)
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 | Nauru | 90.8% |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 89.7% |
| 3 | American Samoa | 89.7% |
| 4 | Tokelau | 88.2% |
| 5 | Niue | 87.1% |
| 6 | Tonga | 85.5% |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 82.4% |
| 8 | Samoa | 82.4% |
| 9 | Chile | 80.8% |
| 10 | Kuwait | 79.8% |
| 11 | Romania | 77.9% |
| 12 | Qatar | 77.8% |
| 13 | Slovakia | 76.6% |
| 14 | Croatia | 76.2% |
| 15 | French Polynesia | 76.2% |
| 16 | Hungary | 75.6% |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 75.2% |
| 18 | United States of America | 74.9% |
| 19 | Argentina | 74.1% |
| 20 | Poland | 73.7% |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.6% |
| 22 | Malta | 73.4% |
| 23 | Uruguay | 72.9% |
| 24 | New Zealand | 72.9% |
| 25 | Australia | 72.7% |
| 26 | Moldova, Republic of | 72.6% |
| 27 | Ireland | 72.4% |
| 28 | Greece | 72.4% |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 72.2% |
| 30 | Georgia | 72.1% |
| 31 | Kiribati | 72.0% |
| 32 | Latvia | 71.7% |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 71.6% |
| 34 | Mexico | 71.5% |
| 35 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 71.2% |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 71.2% |
| 37 | Palau | 71.1% |
| 38 | Bahamas | 70.8% |
| 39 | Serbia | 70.8% |
| 40 | Slovenia | 70.8% |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70.5% |
| 42 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.2% |
| 43 | Estonia | 69.8% |
| 44 | Lebanon | 69.6% |
| 45 | Germany | 69.4% |
| 46 | Albania | 69.4% |
| 47 | Paraguay | 69.3% |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 69.0% |
| 49 | Panama | 69.0% |
| 50 | Peru | 68.4% |
| 51 | Iceland | 68.4% |
| 52 | Norway | 68.4% |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 68.0% |
| 54 | Finland | 67.7% |
| 55 | Bahrain | 67.4% |
| 56 | Canada | 66.8% |
| 57 | Lithuania | 66.7% |
| 58 | Belarus | 66.6% |
| 59 | Oman | 65.7% |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 65.6% |
| 61 | Belize | 65.5% |
| 62 | Ecuador | 65.4% |
| 63 | Sweden | 64.8% |
| 64 | Spain | 64.8% |
| 65 | Brazil | 64.6% |
| 66 | Türkiye | 64.5% |
| 67 | Iraq | 64.3% |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.2% |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 64.1% |
| 70 | Cyprus | 64.0% |
| 71 | Egypt | 63.3% |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 63.1% |
| 73 | Portugal | 62.8% |
| 74 | Ukraine | 62.8% |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 62.6% |
| 76 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 62.6% |
| 77 | Jordan | 62.5% |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 62.4% |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 62.4% |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 62.3% |
| 81 | Bolivia | 61.9% |
| 82 | Austria | 61.6% |
| 83 | Belgium | 61.5% |
| 84 | Montenegro | 61.5% |
| 85 | Israel | 60.7% |
| 86 | Greenland | 60.5% |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 60.5% |
| 88 | Andorra | 60.2% |
| 89 | Barbados | 60.0% |
| 90 | Italy | 59.8% |
| 91 | Mongolia | 59.6% |
| 92 | Fiji | 59.5% |
| 93 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 59.5% |
| 94 | Guatemala | 59.3% |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 59.3% |
| 96 | State of Palestine | 59.2% |
| 97 | El Salvador | 58.9% |
| 98 | Libya | 58.6% |
| 99 | Denmark | 58.4% |
| 100 | Seychelles | 58.3% |
| 101 | Honduras | 58.0% |
| 102 | Colombia | 58.0% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 57.9% |
| 104 | Netherlands | 56.8% |
| 105 | Bermuda | 56.6% |
| 106 | Cuba | 56.3% |
| 107 | Armenia | 55.9% |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.7% |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 55.7% |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 55.7% |
| 111 | Pakistan | 54.2% |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.1% |
| 113 | Singapore | 54.1% |
| 114 | Malaysia | 53.7% |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 52.6% |
| 116 | Tunisia | 52.5% |
| 117 | Switzerland | 52.2% |
| 118 | Algeria | 51.8% |
| 119 | Venezuela | 51.5% |
| 120 | Maldives | 51.2% |
| 121 | Grenada | 50.6% |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 50.1% |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.0% |
| 124 | Suriname | 49.9% |
| 125 | Mauritius | 49.7% |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 49.0% |
| 127 | Jamaica | 48.6% |
| 128 | France | 48.0% |
| 129 | South Korea | 46.4% |
| 130 | Morocco | 45.9% |
| 131 | Guyana | 45.3% |
| 132 | People's Republic of China | 45.2% |
| 133 | Dominica | 44.9% |
| 134 | Thailand | 42.9% |
| 135 | Bhutan | 42.8% |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 42.7% |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 42.6% |
| 138 | Eswatini | 38.9% |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 36.9% |
| 140 | North Korea | 36.6% |
| 141 | South Africa | 36.2% |
| 142 | Gabon | 35.3% |
| 143 | Philippines | 33.9% |
| 144 | Japan | 33.6% |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 32.6% |
| 146 | Indonesia | 32.2% |
| 147 | Yemen | 31.4% |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.1% |
| 149 | Comoros | 30.5% |
| 150 | Sudan | 30.0% |
| 151 | India | 30.0% |
| 152 | Cameroon | 29.4% |
| 153 | Liberia | 29.1% |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.7% |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.7% |
| 156 | Nepal | 27.6% |
| 157 | Namibia | 25.8% |
| 158 | Botswana | 25.5% |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.3% |
| 160 | Mauritania | 25.1% |
| 161 | Nigeria | 24.9% |
| 162 | Myanmar | 23.6% |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.1% |
| 164 | Mali | 22.5% |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 22.2% |
| 166 | Cambodia | 22.2% |
| 167 | Benin | 22.1% |
| 168 | Angola | 21.6% |
| 169 | Vietnam | 21.4% |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 21.3% |
| 171 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.2% |
| 172 | Djibouti | 21.2% |
| 173 | Togo | 20.9% |
| 174 | Ghana | 20.7% |
| 175 | Burundi | 20.1% |
| 176 | Zambia | 19.9% |
| 177 | Republic of the Congo | 19.8% |
| 178 | Lesotho | 19.7% |
| 179 | Republic of The Gambia | 19.5% |
| 180 | Senegal | 19.4% |
| 181 | Kenya | 19.4% |
| 182 | Guinea | 19.3% |
| 183 | Haiti | 19.0% |
| 184 | Chad | 19.0% |
| 185 | Somalia | 18.4% |
| 186 | Mozambique | 18.3% |
| 187 | South Sudan | 17.1% |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | 16.9% |
| 189 | Madagascar | 16.5% |
| 190 | Uganda | 15.3% |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 15.1% |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.2% |
| 193 | Niger | 13.2% |
| 194 | Malawi | 12.8% |
| 195 | Rwanda | 12.5% |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 12.5% |
| 197 | Timor-Leste | 12.4% |
| 198 | Eritrea | 10.9% |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 7.3% |
Showing 199 of 199 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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