economic2026
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.4%
Median: 5.1%
Countries Covered
163
with available data
Highest
Australia
25.0%
Lowest
Myanmar
0.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Australia25.0%
2Papua New Guinea17.3%
3Turks and Caicos Islands17.2%
4Tunisia16.4%
5Albania15.6%
By Region
Oceania25.0%(1 countries)
South America9.1%(7 countries)
North America7.5%(4 countries)
Europe7.2%(17 countries)
Africa6.7%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6%)High (25.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.4%)
Oceania (1)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (17)
Africa (9)
Other (102)
Asia (23)
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 | Australia | 25.0% |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 17.3% |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 17.2% |
| 4 | Tunisia | 16.4% |
| 5 | Albania | 15.6% |
| 6 | Ukraine | 15.0% |
| 7 | Paraguay | 14.4% |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.0% |
| 9 | Argentina | 13.4% |
| 10 | Cameroon | 12.7% |
| 11 | Greece | 12.6% |
| 12 | Uruguay | 12.6% |
| 13 | Algeria | 12.5% |
| 14 | Barbados | 12.2% |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2% |
| 16 | South Africa | 12.0% |
| 17 | Armenia | 12.0% |
| 18 | Mongolia | 11.5% |
| 19 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.5% |
| 20 | Serbia | 11.4% |
| 21 | Botswana | 10.7% |
| 22 | Canada | 10.6% |
| 23 | Egypt | 10.5% |
| 24 | People's Republic of China | 10.4% |
| 25 | Ireland | 10.4% |
| 26 | Morocco | 10.4% |
| 27 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.3% |
| 28 | Seychelles | 10.2% |
| 29 | Brazil | 10.2% |
| 30 | Panama | 10.1% |
| 31 | Jordan | 9.9% |
| 32 | Cuba | 9.8% |
| 33 | Vietnam | 9.8% |
| 34 | Malta | 9.5% |
| 35 | Eswatini | 9.5% |
| 36 | Kuwait | 9.4% |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% |
| 38 | Thailand | 9.2% |
| 39 | Bolivia | 9.2% |
| 40 | United States of America | 9.0% |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 8.9% |
| 42 | Tonga | 8.8% |
| 43 | Samoa | 8.8% |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.8% |
| 45 | Portugal | 8.7% |
| 46 | Peru | 8.4% |
| 47 | State of Palestine | 8.2% |
| 48 | Oman | 8.2% |
| 49 | Chile | 8.1% |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 8.1% |
| 51 | Montenegro | 8.0% |
| 52 | Poland | 8.0% |
| 53 | Qatar | 8.0% |
| 54 | El Salvador | 7.9% |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 7.9% |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 7.8% |
| 57 | Nauru | 7.6% |
| 58 | Bhutan | 7.4% |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 7.3% |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 7.3% |
| 61 | Türkiye | 7.2% |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 7.0% |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.0% |
| 64 | Lesotho | 7.0% |
| 65 | Mexico | 6.9% |
| 66 | Fiji | 6.8% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 6.8% |
| 68 | Colombia | 6.3% |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 6.3% |
| 70 | Latvia | 6.2% |
| 71 | Czech Republic | 6.1% |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.0% |
| 73 | Zambia | 5.9% |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 5.8% |
| 75 | Gabon | 5.7% |
| 76 | Liberia | 5.7% |
| 77 | Namibia | 5.4% |
| 78 | Cambodia | 5.3% |
| 79 | Belize | 5.3% |
| 80 | Estonia | 5.2% |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 5.1% |
| 82 | Djibouti | 5.1% |
| 83 | South Korea | 5.1% |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 5.1% |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 5.1% |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 5.1% |
| 87 | Netherlands | 5.0% |
| 88 | Republic of the Congo | 4.9% |
| 89 | Malaysia | 4.9% |
| 90 | Jamaica | 4.7% |
| 91 | Rwanda | 4.7% |
| 92 | Guyana | 4.6% |
| 93 | Belgium | 4.6% |
| 94 | Romania | 4.5% |
| 95 | Ecuador | 4.4% |
| 96 | Finland | 4.4% |
| 97 | Libya | 4.4% |
| 98 | Mauritius | 4.4% |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 4.4% |
| 100 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.4% |
| 101 | Angola | 4.4% |
| 102 | Iraq | 4.3% |
| 103 | Lithuania | 4.3% |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 4.3% |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 4.3% |
| 106 | Lebanon | 4.2% |
| 107 | Guinea | 4.1% |
| 108 | Malawi | 4.1% |
| 109 | Mozambique | 4.1% |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 4.1% |
| 111 | Kenya | 4.0% |
| 112 | South Sudan | 4.0% |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.9% |
| 114 | Honduras | 3.9% |
| 115 | Uganda | 3.9% |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 3.9% |
| 117 | Georgia | 3.8% |
| 118 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.8% |
| 119 | Tuvalu | 3.8% |
| 120 | Comoros | 3.7% |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 3.7% |
| 122 | Haiti | 3.6% |
| 123 | Benin | 3.5% |
| 124 | Guatemala | 3.5% |
| 125 | Singapore | 3.5% |
| 126 | Suriname | 3.5% |
| 127 | India | 3.4% |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.4% |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3% |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3% |
| 131 | Togo | 3.3% |
| 132 | Belarus | 3.2% |
| 133 | Ethiopia | 3.1% |
| 134 | Germany | 3.1% |
| 135 | North Korea | 3.1% |
| 136 | Philippines | 3.1% |
| 137 | Maldives | 2.8% |
| 138 | Eritrea | 2.6% |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% |
| 140 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.5% |
| 141 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.5% |
| 142 | Indonesia | 2.4% |
| 143 | Niger | 2.4% |
| 144 | Sudan | 2.4% |
| 145 | Chad | 2.3% |
| 146 | Somalia | 2.3% |
| 147 | Burundi | 2.2% |
| 148 | Madagascar | 2.2% |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 2.1% |
| 150 | Kiribati | 2.0% |
| 151 | Senegal | 2.0% |
| 152 | Pakistan | 1.9% |
| 153 | Japan | 1.8% |
| 154 | Ghana | 1.7% |
| 155 | Nepal | 1.6% |
| 156 | Yemen | 1.6% |
| 157 | Mauritania | 1.5% |
| 158 | Nigeria | 1.5% |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 1.5% |
| 160 | Mali | 1.2% |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | 1.1% |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% |
| 163 | Myanmar | 0.6% |
Showing 163 of 163 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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