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Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.1%
Median: 8.5%
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Pakistan
31.4%
Lowest
Zimbabwe
1.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Pakistan31.4%
2Marshall Islands25.7%
3Kuwait25.6%
4Samoa25.4%
5Kiribati24.6%
By Region
Asia13.5%(26 countries)
North America12.8%(4 countries)
Other10.2%(128 countries)
South America9.2%(7 countries)
Africa8.6%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.5%)High (31.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.1%)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Other (128)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 31.4% |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 25.7% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 25.6% |
| 4 | Samoa | 25.4% |
| 5 | Kiribati | 24.6% |
| 6 | Qatar | 24.6% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 23.1% |
| 8 | French Polynesia | 22.8% |
| 9 | Egypt | 22.4% |
| 10 | Bahrain | 22.1% |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 22.0% |
| 12 | Nauru | 21.8% |
| 13 | Malaysia | 21.1% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 20.7% |
| 15 | Jordan | 20.5% |
| 16 | Guam | 20.3% |
| 17 | Mauritius | 20.1% |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 19.7% |
| 19 | Tonga | 19.6% |
| 20 | Palau | 19.3% |
| 21 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 19.2% |
| 22 | Sudan | 19.0% |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.0% |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 19.0% |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 17.6% |
| 26 | Algeria | 17.5% |
| 27 | Oman | 17.0% |
| 28 | Fiji | 16.6% |
| 29 | Türkiye | 16.5% |
| 30 | Guyana | 16.4% |
| 31 | Mexico | 16.4% |
| 32 | Tunisia | 16.0% |
| 33 | Libya | 15.8% |
| 34 | State of Palestine | 15.5% |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 14.1% |
| 36 | Belize | 14.1% |
| 37 | Argentina | 14.0% |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.8% |
| 39 | Suriname | 13.8% |
| 40 | United States of America | 13.7% |
| 41 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.7% |
| 42 | Iraq | 13.4% |
| 43 | Curaçao | 13.4% |
| 44 | Bermuda | 13.4% |
| 45 | Guatemala | 13.2% |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 13.2% |
| 47 | Barbados | 13.2% |
| 48 | Dominica | 12.9% |
| 49 | El Salvador | 12.7% |
| 50 | Jamaica | 12.5% |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.4% |
| 52 | Lebanon | 12.3% |
| 53 | Chile | 12.2% |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.1% |
| 55 | Bhutan | 12.0% |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 12.0% |
| 57 | People's Republic of China | 11.9% |
| 58 | Morocco | 11.9% |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 11.7% |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.6% |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 11.4% |
| 62 | Singapore | 11.4% |
| 63 | Grenada | 11.3% |
| 64 | Indonesia | 11.3% |
| 65 | Cayman Islands | 11.1% |
| 66 | Panama | 11.1% |
| 67 | Puerto Rico | 10.9% |
| 68 | Comoros | 10.8% |
| 69 | Montenegro | 10.7% |
| 70 | Albania | 10.6% |
| 71 | Brazil | 10.6% |
| 72 | Croatia | 10.5% |
| 73 | India | 10.5% |
| 74 | Portugal | 10.5% |
| 75 | Serbia | 10.5% |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 10.4% |
| 77 | Mongolia | 10.3% |
| 78 | Zambia | 10.3% |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.3% |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 10.2% |
| 81 | Thailand | 10.2% |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 10.2% |
| 83 | Israel | 10.1% |
| 84 | Andorra | 10.1% |
| 85 | Cyprus | 10.0% |
| 86 | Malta | 10.0% |
| 87 | North Korea | 9.9% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 9.8% |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.8% |
| 90 | Spain | 9.7% |
| 91 | South Korea | 9.6% |
| 92 | Maldives | 9.5% |
| 93 | Cuba | 9.4% |
| 94 | Paraguay | 9.4% |
| 95 | Seychelles | 9.3% |
| 96 | Liberia | 9.2% |
| 97 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 9.1% |
| 98 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 9.0% |
| 99 | Bahamas | 8.9% |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.6% |
| 101 | San Marino | 8.6% |
| 102 | Venezuela | 8.6% |
| 103 | Gabon | 8.5% |
| 104 | Haiti | 8.5% |
| 105 | Colombia | 8.4% |
| 106 | Hungary | 8.3% |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.2% |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 8.2% |
| 109 | Republic of the Congo | 8.1% |
| 110 | Benin | 8.1% |
| 111 | Japan | 8.1% |
| 112 | Macao | 8.1% |
| 113 | Poland | 8.1% |
| 114 | Greece | 8.0% |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 8.0% |
| 116 | Eswatini | 7.9% |
| 117 | Germany | 7.8% |
| 118 | Uruguay | 7.8% |
| 119 | Canada | 7.7% |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.7% |
| 121 | Italy | 7.7% |
| 122 | Nepal | 7.7% |
| 123 | Armenia | 7.7% |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 7.6% |
| 125 | Czech Republic | 7.6% |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.6% |
| 127 | Cambodia | 7.5% |
| 128 | Lithuania | 7.5% |
| 129 | Philippines | 7.5% |
| 130 | Romania | 7.5% |
| 131 | Isle of Man | 7.5% |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 7.5% |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 7.4% |
| 134 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.4% |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 7.4% |
| 136 | Australia | 7.4% |
| 137 | Chad | 7.3% |
| 138 | Liechtenstein | 7.2% |
| 139 | South Africa | 7.2% |
| 140 | Latvia | 7.1% |
| 141 | Slovakia | 7.1% |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 7.1% |
| 143 | Slovenia | 7.0% |
| 144 | Cameroon | 6.9% |
| 145 | Estonia | 6.9% |
| 146 | Finland | 6.9% |
| 147 | Iceland | 6.9% |
| 148 | Monaco | 6.9% |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 6.8% |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% |
| 151 | Myanmar | 6.7% |
| 152 | Georgia | 6.7% |
| 153 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.7% |
| 154 | New Zealand | 6.7% |
| 155 | France | 6.5% |
| 156 | Djibouti | 6.5% |
| 157 | Denmark | 6.4% |
| 158 | Peru | 6.4% |
| 159 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.3% |
| 160 | Lesotho | 6.2% |
| 161 | Ukraine | 6.0% |
| 162 | Russian Federation | 5.9% |
| 163 | Belgium | 5.9% |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 5.8% |
| 165 | Somalia | 5.8% |
| 166 | Sweden | 5.8% |
| 167 | Malawi | 5.7% |
| 168 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.5% |
| 169 | Yemen | 5.5% |
| 170 | Austria | 5.4% |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 5.3% |
| 172 | Namibia | 5.3% |
| 173 | Switzerland | 5.3% |
| 174 | Mauritania | 5.2% |
| 175 | Belarus | 5.1% |
| 176 | Honduras | 5.0% |
| 177 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.0% |
| 178 | Netherlands | 5.0% |
| 179 | Ecuador | 4.9% |
| 180 | Angola | 4.9% |
| 181 | Mali | 4.8% |
| 182 | Norway | 4.8% |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8% |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% |
| 185 | Togo | 4.8% |
| 186 | Guinea | 4.6% |
| 187 | Madagascar | 4.6% |
| 188 | Aruba | 4.6% |
| 189 | South Sudan | 4.6% |
| 190 | Botswana | 4.6% |
| 191 | Burkina Faso | 4.5% |
| 192 | Ethiopia | 4.4% |
| 193 | Eritrea | 4.4% |
| 194 | Burundi | 4.3% |
| 195 | Greenland | 4.3% |
| 196 | Niger | 4.1% |
| 197 | Senegal | 3.8% |
| 198 | Ireland | 3.6% |
| 199 | Vietnam | 3.4% |
| 200 | Bolivia | 3.4% |
| 201 | Timor-Leste | 3.2% |
| 202 | Kenya | 3.1% |
| 203 | Mozambique | 3.0% |
| 204 | Nigeria | 3.0% |
| 205 | Ghana | 2.7% |
| 206 | Uganda | 2.2% |
| 207 | Rwanda | 2.1% |
| 208 | Zimbabwe | 1.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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