health2024
Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude 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.
Loading visualization...
Key Insights
Global Average
25.2%
Median: 24.5%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
American Samoa
75.8%
Lowest
Vietnam
2.5%
Top 5 Countries
1American Samoa75.8%
2Cook Islands72.4%
3Tonga72.3%
4Nauru71.4%
5Tokelau70.0%
By Region
Oceania33.5%(2 countries)
North America33.3%(4 countries)
South America32.8%(7 countries)
Other26.0%(120 countries)
Europe24.6%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.5%)High (75.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 25.2%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
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 | 75.8% |
| 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 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.9% |
| 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 46.8% |
| 13 | Kiribati | 45.3% |
| 14 | Belize | 43.2% |
| 15 | Egypt | 42.8% |
| 16 | Qatar | 42.4% |
| 17 | Palau | 42.1% |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 41.9% |
| 19 | United States of America | 41.8% |
| 20 | Kuwait | 41.3% |
| 21 | Marshall Islands | 41.2% |
| 22 | Chile | 41.1% |
| 23 | Georgia | 40.1% |
| 24 | Barbados | 39.6% |
| 25 | Fiji | 39.3% |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 39.2% |
| 27 | Argentina | 38.1% |
| 28 | Panama | 37.8% |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.7% |
| 30 | Romania | 37.7% |
| 31 | Mexico | 37.4% |
| 32 | Hungary | 36.9% |
| 33 | Iraq | 36.8% |
| 34 | Croatia | 36.5% |
| 35 | Uruguay | 36.3% |
| 36 | Jamaica | 35.7% |
| 37 | Bahrain | 35.5% |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.4% |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 35.4% |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 35.0% |
| 41 | Seychelles | 34.9% |
| 42 | Bermuda | 34.8% |
| 43 | New Zealand | 34.7% |
| 44 | Paraguay | 34.2% |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 34.0% |
| 46 | Greece | 33.7% |
| 47 | Libya | 33.5% |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 33.4% |
| 49 | Malta | 33.3% |
| 50 | State of Palestine | 33.2% |
| 51 | Jordan | 33.2% |
| 52 | Dominica | 32.9% |
| 53 | Australia | 32.4% |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.0% |
| 55 | Grenada | 31.9% |
| 56 | Czech Republic | 31.6% |
| 57 | Lebanon | 31.5% |
| 58 | El Salvador | 31.4% |
| 59 | South Africa | 31.3% |
| 60 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 31.2% |
| 61 | Brazil | 30.9% |
| 62 | Honduras | 30.8% |
| 63 | Suriname | 30.8% |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 30.7% |
| 65 | Ireland | 30.6% |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 30.6% |
| 67 | Türkiye | 30.5% |
| 68 | Slovakia | 30.3% |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 30.3% |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.9% |
| 71 | Guyana | 29.8% |
| 72 | Oman | 29.4% |
| 73 | Greenland | 29.3% |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 29.3% |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 29.2% |
| 76 | Peru | 29.1% |
| 77 | Bolivia | 28.8% |
| 78 | Ecuador | 28.7% |
| 79 | Armenia | 28.6% |
| 80 | Latvia | 27.9% |
| 81 | Ukraine | 27.8% |
| 82 | Tunisia | 27.7% |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 27.6% |
| 84 | Albania | 27.3% |
| 85 | Canada | 27.1% |
| 86 | Eswatini | 27.1% |
| 87 | Moldova, Republic of | 27.0% |
| 88 | Guatemala | 26.7% |
| 89 | Finland | 26.2% |
| 90 | Lithuania | 26.1% |
| 91 | Belarus | 26.1% |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1% |
| 93 | Poland | 25.9% |
| 94 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.7% |
| 95 | Serbia | 25.6% |
| 96 | Mongolia | 25.5% |
| 97 | Colombia | 25.3% |
| 98 | Estonia | 25.0% |
| 99 | Cuba | 25.0% |
| 100 | Germany | 24.5% |
| 101 | Algeria | 24.3% |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 24.0% |
| 103 | Cyprus | 23.7% |
| 104 | Malaysia | 23.6% |
| 105 | Pakistan | 23.5% |
| 106 | Iceland | 23.5% |
| 107 | Israel | 23.3% |
| 108 | Portugal | 23.0% |
| 109 | Venezuela | 23.0% |
| 110 | Belgium | 22.9% |
| 111 | Slovenia | 22.8% |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 22.4% |
| 113 | Mauritania | 22.1% |
| 114 | Morocco | 22.0% |
| 115 | Gabon | 21.8% |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 21.6% |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.5% |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 21.2% |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 21.2% |
| 120 | Mauritius | 21.1% |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 21.0% |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 20.9% |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 20.9% |
| 124 | Norway | 20.7% |
| 125 | Montenegro | 20.6% |
| 126 | Lesotho | 20.2% |
| 127 | Andorra | 19.5% |
| 128 | Spain | 18.9% |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.8% |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 18.8% |
| 131 | Sweden | 18.7% |
| 132 | Austria | 18.3% |
| 133 | Maldives | 18.1% |
| 134 | Botswana | 18.1% |
| 135 | Italy | 17.9% |
| 136 | Netherlands | 16.9% |
| 137 | Singapore | 16.8% |
| 138 | Liberia | 16.7% |
| 139 | Namibia | 16.7% |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 16.5% |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.3% |
| 142 | Sudan | 16.1% |
| 143 | Comoros | 16.1% |
| 144 | Thailand | 15.5% |
| 145 | Denmark | 15.2% |
| 146 | Cameroon | 14.6% |
| 147 | Ghana | 13.8% |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 13.1% |
| 149 | Bhutan | 13.0% |
| 150 | Somalia | 13.0% |
| 151 | Switzerland | 12.9% |
| 152 | France | 12.5% |
| 153 | Togo | 12.2% |
| 154 | North Korea | 12.1% |
| 155 | Nigeria | 12.1% |
| 156 | Indonesia | 12.0% |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.0% |
| 158 | Angola | 11.8% |
| 159 | Mali | 11.6% |
| 160 | Yemen | 11.6% |
| 161 | Republic of the Congo | 11.5% |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.4% |
| 163 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% |
| 164 | Djibouti | 11.2% |
| 165 | Republic of The Gambia | 11.2% |
| 166 | Benin | 10.9% |
| 167 | Haiti | 10.7% |
| 168 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.5% |
| 169 | Kenya | 10.4% |
| 170 | Senegal | 10.3% |
| 171 | Zambia | 10.1% |
| 172 | Philippines | 9.7% |
| 173 | Guinea | 9.4% |
| 174 | Mozambique | 9.4% |
| 175 | People's Republic of China | 9.1% |
| 176 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.0% |
| 177 | Central African Republic | 8.9% |
| 178 | Myanmar | 8.3% |
| 179 | South Sudan | 8.2% |
| 180 | Uganda | 8.2% |
| 181 | India | 8.0% |
| 182 | Nepal | 7.7% |
| 183 | South Korea | 7.5% |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 7.3% |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 7.0% |
| 186 | Malawi | 6.7% |
| 187 | Chad | 6.3% |
| 188 | Niger | 6.0% |
| 189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.9% |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 5.7% |
| 191 | Rwanda | 5.2% |
| 192 | Japan | 5.2% |
| 193 | Cambodia | 4.9% |
| 194 | Burundi | 4.7% |
| 195 | Madagascar | 4.1% |
| 196 | Eritrea | 3.7% |
| 197 | Timor-Leste | 3.3% |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 2.5% |
| 199 | Vietnam | 2.5% |
Showing 199 of 199 countries
Topics
Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
View Original Source