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Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) - Sex: male - 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
20.6%
Median: 19.7%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Nauru
71.4%
Lowest
Ethiopia
1.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Nauru71.4%
2American Samoa70.6%
3Cook Islands70.6%
4Tokelau66.7%
5Tonga63.9%
By Region
Oceania31.9%(2 countries)
North America30.8%(4 countries)
South America27.9%(7 countries)
Europe22.7%(32 countries)
Other20.3%(120 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.4%)High (71.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.6%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (120)
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 | Nauru | 71.4% |
| 2 | American Samoa | 70.6% |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 70.6% |
| 4 | Tokelau | 66.7% |
| 5 | Tonga | 63.9% |
| 6 | Niue | 63.2% |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 57.7% |
| 8 | Samoa | 51.7% |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 47.4% |
| 10 | United States of America | 39.6% |
| 11 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 39.5% |
| 12 | Qatar | 38.8% |
| 13 | Bahamas | 38.8% |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37.2% |
| 15 | Kiribati | 37.2% |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 36.5% |
| 17 | Kuwait | 36.4% |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 36.2% |
| 19 | Palau | 36.0% |
| 20 | Argentina | 35.9% |
| 21 | Hungary | 34.6% |
| 22 | Romania | 34.5% |
| 23 | Chile | 34.4% |
| 24 | Georgia | 34.2% |
| 25 | Croatia | 34.2% |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 33.5% |
| 27 | Belize | 33.4% |
| 28 | Malta | 33.1% |
| 29 | Mexico | 32.7% |
| 30 | New Zealand | 32.3% |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 32.1% |
| 32 | Uruguay | 31.8% |
| 33 | Australia | 31.4% |
| 34 | Iraq | 31.2% |
| 35 | Bahrain | 30.8% |
| 36 | Egypt | 30.6% |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 30.5% |
| 38 | Panama | 30.3% |
| 39 | Slovakia | 30.0% |
| 40 | Lebanon | 29.4% |
| 41 | Paraguay | 29.3% |
| 42 | Jordan | 29.2% |
| 43 | Fiji | 28.8% |
| 44 | Ireland | 28.8% |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 28.7% |
| 46 | State of Palestine | 28.3% |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 28.3% |
| 48 | Barbados | 28.0% |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 27.8% |
| 50 | Greece | 27.7% |
| 51 | Canada | 27.5% |
| 52 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 27.5% |
| 53 | Brazil | 26.1% |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 25.9% |
| 55 | Slovenia | 25.8% |
| 56 | Poland | 25.7% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 25.6% |
| 58 | Serbia | 25.6% |
| 59 | Oman | 25.5% |
| 60 | Libya | 25.3% |
| 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.2% |
| 62 | Seychelles | 25.1% |
| 63 | Peru | 24.9% |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.8% |
| 65 | Bermuda | 24.6% |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 24.5% |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.5% |
| 68 | Greenland | 24.5% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 24.2% |
| 70 | Honduras | 23.9% |
| 71 | El Salvador | 23.8% |
| 72 | Ecuador | 23.7% |
| 73 | Finland | 23.6% |
| 74 | Bolivia | 23.4% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 23.3% |
| 76 | Iceland | 23.3% |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 23.3% |
| 78 | Albania | 23.3% |
| 79 | Cyprus | 23.2% |
| 80 | Mongolia | 22.8% |
| 81 | Latvia | 22.7% |
| 82 | Lithuania | 22.7% |
| 83 | Israel | 22.3% |
| 84 | Germany | 22.1% |
| 85 | Türkiye | 21.9% |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.7% |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 21.2% |
| 88 | Norway | 21.1% |
| 89 | Pakistan | 21.0% |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% |
| 91 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.8% |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 20.5% |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 20.5% |
| 94 | Suriname | 20.4% |
| 95 | Venezuela | 20.2% |
| 96 | Estonia | 20.1% |
| 97 | Armenia | 19.9% |
| 98 | Austria | 19.8% |
| 99 | Belgium | 19.7% |
| 100 | Cuba | 19.7% |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.7% |
| 102 | Montenegro | 19.5% |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 19.5% |
| 104 | Jamaica | 19.5% |
| 105 | Ukraine | 19.4% |
| 106 | Grenada | 19.4% |
| 107 | Andorra | 18.8% |
| 108 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 18.8% |
| 109 | Dominica | 18.8% |
| 110 | Belarus | 18.8% |
| 111 | Tunisia | 18.7% |
| 112 | Guyana | 18.7% |
| 113 | Colombia | 18.7% |
| 114 | Sweden | 18.5% |
| 115 | Malaysia | 18.3% |
| 116 | Singapore | 18.2% |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 17.9% |
| 119 | Spain | 17.5% |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 17.4% |
| 121 | Portugal | 17.0% |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 16.6% |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 16.2% |
| 124 | Mauritius | 16.0% |
| 125 | Algeria | 15.6% |
| 126 | Denmark | 15.5% |
| 127 | Eswatini | 15.0% |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 14.6% |
| 129 | South Africa | 14.5% |
| 130 | Italy | 14.5% |
| 131 | Netherlands | 14.2% |
| 132 | Switzerland | 13.6% |
| 133 | Liberia | 13.4% |
| 134 | Maldives | 13.4% |
| 135 | Morocco | 13.2% |
| 136 | Thailand | 12.9% |
| 137 | Sudan | 12.1% |
| 138 | Gabon | 11.8% |
| 139 | Namibia | 10.8% |
| 140 | France | 10.7% |
| 141 | South Korea | 10.4% |
| 142 | Yemen | 10.3% |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.3% |
| 144 | People's Republic of China | 10.0% |
| 145 | Bhutan | 9.8% |
| 146 | Cameroon | 9.5% |
| 147 | North Korea | 9.2% |
| 148 | Mauritania | 9.0% |
| 149 | Mali | 9.0% |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 8.8% |
| 151 | Botswana | 8.7% |
| 152 | Nigeria | 8.5% |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.5% |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.2% |
| 155 | Comoros | 8.1% |
| 156 | Japan | 8.0% |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.8% |
| 158 | Chad | 7.7% |
| 159 | Philippines | 7.5% |
| 160 | Benin | 7.4% |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 7.1% |
| 162 | Indonesia | 7.0% |
| 163 | Angola | 6.8% |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 6.7% |
| 165 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.6% |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.4% |
| 167 | Lesotho | 6.3% |
| 168 | Republic of the Congo | 6.3% |
| 169 | Djibouti | 6.2% |
| 170 | Guinea | 6.2% |
| 171 | Togo | 6.1% |
| 172 | Burundi | 6.1% |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 6.1% |
| 174 | Somalia | 6.0% |
| 175 | Myanmar | 5.8% |
| 176 | India | 5.7% |
| 177 | Mozambique | 5.7% |
| 178 | Kenya | 5.6% |
| 179 | Zambia | 5.6% |
| 180 | Haiti | 5.5% |
| 181 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.4% |
| 182 | South Sudan | 5.3% |
| 183 | Nepal | 5.1% |
| 184 | Niger | 4.9% |
| 185 | Ghana | 4.8% |
| 186 | Senegal | 4.7% |
| 187 | Madagascar | 4.7% |
| 188 | Uganda | 4.5% |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 4.4% |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.1% |
| 191 | Cambodia | 3.6% |
| 192 | Malawi | 3.3% |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 3.0% |
| 194 | Bangladesh | 2.7% |
| 195 | Eritrea | 2.6% |
| 196 | Vietnam | 2.3% |
| 197 | Rwanda | 2.0% |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 1.7% |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 1.4% |
Showing 199 of 199 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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