demographic2024
Share of adults who are overweight (age-standardized) - 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
50.8%
Median: 55.8%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Nauru
90.7%
Lowest
Ethiopia
8.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Nauru90.7%
2American Samoa89.6%
3Cook Islands89.0%
4Tokelau88.5%
5Tonga86.9%
By Region
Oceania70.5%(2 countries)
South America68.5%(7 countries)
North America67.4%(4 countries)
Europe62.3%(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 (8.1%)High (90.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 50.8%)
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 | 90.7% |
| 2 | American Samoa | 89.6% |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 89.0% |
| 4 | Tokelau | 88.5% |
| 5 | Tonga | 86.9% |
| 6 | Niue | 86.8% |
| 7 | Samoa | 83.2% |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 82.5% |
| 9 | Chile | 79.8% |
| 10 | Kuwait | 77.5% |
| 11 | Qatar | 75.7% |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 75.1% |
| 13 | Romania | 73.7% |
| 14 | Argentina | 73.1% |
| 15 | United States of America | 73.0% |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.4% |
| 17 | Kiribati | 72.4% |
| 18 | Croatia | 72.2% |
| 19 | Mexico | 71.8% |
| 20 | Uruguay | 71.7% |
| 21 | Slovakia | 71.7% |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 71.1% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 71.1% |
| 24 | Hungary | 71.0% |
| 25 | New Zealand | 70.8% |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 70.7% |
| 27 | Australia | 70.2% |
| 28 | Bahamas | 70.0% |
| 29 | Paraguay | 69.8% |
| 30 | Lebanon | 69.8% |
| 31 | Georgia | 69.6% |
| 32 | Malta | 69.5% |
| 33 | Poland | 69.2% |
| 34 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.2% |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.9% |
| 36 | Panama | 68.8% |
| 37 | Ireland | 68.5% |
| 38 | Czech Republic | 68.4% |
| 39 | Peru | 68.4% |
| 40 | Palau | 68.1% |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 68.0% |
| 42 | Iraq | 67.8% |
| 43 | Serbia | 67.5% |
| 44 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 67.3% |
| 45 | Latvia | 67.0% |
| 46 | Albania | 66.8% |
| 47 | Greece | 66.8% |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.5% |
| 49 | Iceland | 66.3% |
| 50 | Slovenia | 66.1% |
| 51 | Belize | 66.1% |
| 52 | Norway | 66.1% |
| 53 | Ecuador | 65.7% |
| 54 | Estonia | 65.4% |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 65.2% |
| 56 | Bahrain | 65.0% |
| 57 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.0% |
| 58 | Oman | 64.9% |
| 59 | Finland | 64.6% |
| 60 | Jordan | 64.2% |
| 61 | Egypt | 64.0% |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 64.0% |
| 63 | Canada | 63.7% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 63.6% |
| 65 | Brazil | 63.4% |
| 66 | State of Palestine | 63.2% |
| 67 | Türkiye | 63.0% |
| 68 | Germany | 62.8% |
| 69 | Bolivia | 62.6% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 62.5% |
| 71 | Lithuania | 62.2% |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 62.1% |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 61.9% |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 61.9% |
| 75 | Sweden | 61.6% |
| 76 | Belarus | 61.4% |
| 77 | Guatemala | 61.2% |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 61.1% |
| 79 | El Salvador | 60.8% |
| 80 | Cyprus | 60.8% |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 60.7% |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 60.6% |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 60.4% |
| 84 | Israel | 59.7% |
| 85 | Honduras | 59.0% |
| 86 | Barbados | 59.0% |
| 87 | Spain | 58.8% |
| 88 | Mongolia | 58.8% |
| 89 | Fiji | 58.8% |
| 90 | Ukraine | 58.5% |
| 91 | Libya | 58.5% |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 58.3% |
| 93 | Montenegro | 58.2% |
| 94 | Austria | 57.8% |
| 95 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 57.8% |
| 96 | Greenland | 57.7% |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 57.6% |
| 98 | Colombia | 57.5% |
| 99 | Seychelles | 56.3% |
| 100 | Pakistan | 55.8% |
| 101 | Portugal | 55.7% |
| 102 | Belgium | 55.4% |
| 103 | Andorra | 55.2% |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.2% |
| 105 | Denmark | 55.1% |
| 106 | Bermuda | 54.8% |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.7% |
| 108 | Cuba | 54.2% |
| 109 | Singapore | 54.2% |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.1% |
| 111 | Italy | 53.6% |
| 112 | Armenia | 53.5% |
| 113 | Malaysia | 53.2% |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 52.7% |
| 115 | Netherlands | 51.8% |
| 116 | Venezuela | 51.8% |
| 117 | Tunisia | 51.1% |
| 118 | Maldives | 50.7% |
| 119 | Algeria | 50.6% |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 50.1% |
| 121 | Grenada | 50.0% |
| 122 | Suriname | 49.9% |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.2% |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 49.1% |
| 125 | Mauritius | 49.0% |
| 126 | Jamaica | 48.1% |
| 127 | Switzerland | 47.3% |
| 128 | South Korea | 47.0% |
| 129 | Guyana | 46.3% |
| 130 | Morocco | 45.6% |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 45.5% |
| 132 | People's Republic of China | 44.9% |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 44.0% |
| 134 | Dominica | 43.7% |
| 135 | Thailand | 43.4% |
| 136 | Eswatini | 42.9% |
| 137 | Bhutan | 42.8% |
| 138 | France | 42.5% |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 37.8% |
| 140 | South Africa | 37.6% |
| 141 | Gabon | 36.5% |
| 142 | North Korea | 35.7% |
| 143 | Yemen | 34.1% |
| 144 | Philippines | 33.8% |
| 145 | Sudan | 33.4% |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.1% |
| 147 | Japan | 33.0% |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 32.8% |
| 149 | Cameroon | 32.1% |
| 150 | Comoros | 32.0% |
| 151 | Indonesia | 31.4% |
| 152 | Liberia | 30.9% |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.2% |
| 154 | India | 29.9% |
| 155 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.9% |
| 156 | Nepal | 28.6% |
| 157 | Namibia | 28.4% |
| 158 | Botswana | 28.2% |
| 159 | Mauritania | 28.0% |
| 160 | Nigeria | 27.7% |
| 161 | Mali | 25.9% |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.8% |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.3% |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 24.3% |
| 165 | Benin | 23.6% |
| 166 | Angola | 23.6% |
| 167 | Myanmar | 23.3% |
| 168 | United Republic of Tanzania | 23.1% |
| 169 | Chad | 22.6% |
| 170 | Togo | 22.5% |
| 171 | Lesotho | 22.4% |
| 172 | Cambodia | 22.4% |
| 173 | Burundi | 22.2% |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 22.2% |
| 175 | Djibouti | 22.2% |
| 176 | Senegal | 22.2% |
| 177 | Guinea | 22.0% |
| 178 | Zambia | 21.8% |
| 179 | Ghana | 21.7% |
| 180 | Republic of the Congo | 21.5% |
| 181 | Somalia | 21.5% |
| 182 | Republic of The Gambia | 21.4% |
| 183 | Kenya | 21.1% |
| 184 | Mozambique | 21.1% |
| 185 | Vietnam | 20.7% |
| 186 | Haiti | 20.2% |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 19.3% |
| 188 | South Sudan | 18.8% |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 18.2% |
| 190 | Madagascar | 17.8% |
| 191 | Uganda | 17.1% |
| 192 | Malawi | 15.9% |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.3% |
| 194 | Niger | 14.5% |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 13.6% |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 13.4% |
| 197 | Rwanda | 12.8% |
| 198 | Eritrea | 12.4% |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 8.1% |
Showing 199 of 199 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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