Adult Obesity by Country (2026)
American Samoa has the highest obesity rate in the world at 75.9%.
Top 5 Ranked
American Samoa
75.9%
Tonga
73.8%
Cook Islands
72.4%
American Samoa
75.9%
Tonga
73.8%
Cook Islands
72.4%
Overview
Pacific Island nations and wealthy Western countries tend to have the highest adult obesity rates, while countries in South and East Asia are among the lowest. Obesity is linked to health issues such as diabetes and heart disease, and rates are rising in many developing countries. Socioeconomic factors, urbanization, and cultural attitudes all play a role. Childhood obesity is also a growing concern. This ranking highlights the global challenge of managing and preventing obesity.
Global Rankings
| Rank | Country | Adult Obesity (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Samoa
|
75.9% | 2024 |
| 2 |
Tonga
|
73.8% | 2024 |
| 3 |
Cook Islands
|
72.4% | 2024 |
| 4 |
Nauru
|
71.4% | 2024 |
| 5 |
Tokelau
|
70.7% | 2024 |
| 6 |
Niue
|
66.9% | 2024 |
| 7 |
Tuvalu
|
65.1% | 2024 |
| 8 |
Samoa
|
64.3% | 2024 |
| 9 |
French Polynesia
|
49.1% | 2024 |
| 10 |
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
48.6% | 2024 |
| 11 |
Bahamas
|
48.3% | 2024 |
| 12 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
46.7% | 2024 |
| 13 |
Kiribati
|
45.6% | 2024 |
| 14 |
Egypt
|
43.9% | 2024 |
| 15 |
Belize
|
43.4% | 2024 |
| 16 |
Puerto Rico
|
42.4% | 2024 |
| 17 |
Qatar
|
42.0% | 2024 |
| 18 |
Marshall Islands
|
42.0% | 2024 |
| 19 |
United States
|
41.0% | 2024 |
| 20 |
Palau
|
40.5% | 2024 |
| 21 |
Chile
|
40.5% | 2024 |
| 22 |
Kuwait
|
40.4% | 2024 |
| 23 |
Saudi Arabia
|
40.1% | 2024 |
| 24 |
Iraq
|
39.7% | 2024 |
| 25 |
Barbados
|
39.4% | 2024 |
| 26 |
Fiji
|
39.0% | 2024 |
| 27 |
Panama
|
37.7% | 2024 |
| 28 |
Mexico
|
37.4% | 2024 |
| 29 |
Argentina
|
37.2% | 2024 |
| 30 |
Brunei
|
37.0% | 2024 |
| 31 |
Georgia
|
35.7% | 2024 |
| 32 |
Jordan
|
35.4% | 2024 |
| 33 |
Jamaica
|
35.2% | 2024 |
| 34 |
Uruguay
|
35.0% | 2024 |
| 35 |
Bahrain
|
34.9% | 2024 |
| 36 |
Nicaragua
|
34.9% | 2024 |
| 37 |
Saint Lucia
|
34.8% | 2024 |
| 38 |
Paraguay
|
34.7% | 2024 |
| 39 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
34.6% | 2024 |
| 40 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
34.6% | 2024 |
| 41 |
Bermuda
|
34.1% | 2024 |
| 42 |
New Zealand
|
34.0% | 2024 |
| 43 |
Seychelles
|
33.9% | 2024 |
| 44 |
Libya
|
33.7% | 2024 |
| 45 |
Syria
|
33.0% | 2024 |
| 46 |
Costa Rica
|
32.7% | 2024 |
| 47 |
Dominica
|
32.5% | 2024 |
| 48 |
Romania
|
32.4% | 2024 |
| 49 |
El Salvador
|
32.2% | 2024 |
| 50 |
South Africa
|
31.8% | 2024 |
| 51 |
Honduras
|
31.8% | 2024 |
| 52 |
United Arab Emirates
|
31.6% | 2024 |
| 53 |
Grenada
|
31.5% | 2024 |
| 54 |
Hungary
|
31.4% | 2024 |
| 55 |
Uzbekistan
|
31.2% | 2024 |
| 56 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
30.9% | 2024 |
| 57 |
Suriname
|
30.8% | 2024 |
| 58 |
Croatia
|
30.8% | 2024 |
| 59 |
Dominican Republic
|
30.8% | 2024 |
| 60 |
Lebanon
|
30.7% | 2024 |
| 61 |
Malta
|
30.6% | 2024 |
| 62 |
Australia
|
30.6% | 2024 |
| 63 |
Oman
|
30.5% | 2024 |
| 64 |
Brazil
|
30.1% | 2024 |
| 65 |
Guyana
|
30.1% | 2024 |
| 66 |
Bolivia
|
29.7% | 2024 |
| 67 |
Swaziland
|
29.6% | 2024 |
| 68 |
Peru
|
29.1% | 2024 |
| 69 |
Ecuador
|
28.9% | 2024 |
| 70 |
Turkey
|
28.8% | 2024 |
| 71 |
Greenland
|
28.1% | 2024 |
| 72 |
Papua New Guinea
|
28.0% | 2024 |
| 73 |
Guatemala
|
28.0% | 2024 |
| 74 |
Ireland
|
27.9% | 2024 |
| 75 |
Azerbaijan
|
27.6% | 2024 |
| 76 |
Greece
|
27.4% | 2024 |
| 77 |
United Kingdom
|
27.4% | 2024 |
| 78 |
Macedonia
|
26.8% | 2024 |
| 79 |
Czech Republic
|
26.3% | 2024 |
| 80 |
Tunisia
|
26.1% | 2024 |
| 81 |
Slovakia
|
26.1% | 2024 |
| 82 |
Canada
|
26.0% | 2024 |
| 83 |
Mongolia
|
25.1% | 2024 |
| 84 |
Armenia
|
25.0% | 2024 |
| 85 |
Colombia
|
24.9% | 2024 |
| 86 |
Iran
|
24.6% | 2024 |
| 87 |
Pakistan
|
24.5% | 2024 |
| 88 |
Finland
|
24.2% | 2024 |
| 89 |
Albania
|
24.1% | 2024 |
| 90 |
Mauritania
|
24.1% | 2024 |
| 91 |
Algeria
|
23.6% | 2024 |
| 92 |
Malaysia
|
23.3% | 2024 |
| 93 |
Tajikistan
|
23.1% | 2024 |
| 94 |
Venezuela
|
23.0% | 2024 |
| 95 |
Cuba
|
23.0% | 2024 |
| 96 |
Ukraine
|
22.8% | 2024 |
| 97 |
Gabon
|
22.7% | 2024 |
| 98 |
Vanuatu
|
22.6% | 2024 |
| 99 |
Latvia
|
22.3% | 2024 |
| 100 |
Moldova
|
22.3% | 2024 |
| 101 |
Israel
|
22.2% | 2024 |
| 102 |
Lesotho
|
22.2% | 2024 |
| 103 |
Turkmenistan
|
22.2% | 2024 |
| 104 |
Iceland
|
22.2% | 2024 |
| 105 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
22.0% | 2024 |
| 106 |
Serbia
|
21.8% | 2024 |
| 107 |
Solomon Islands
|
21.8% | 2024 |
| 108 |
Poland
|
21.8% | 2024 |
| 109 |
Morocco
|
21.6% | 2024 |
| 110 |
Cyprus
|
21.6% | 2024 |
| 111 |
Lithuania
|
21.3% | 2024 |
| 112 |
Kazakhstan
|
21.1% | 2024 |
| 113 |
Mauritius
|
21.1% | 2024 |
| 114 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
21.0% | 2024 |
| 115 |
Belgium
|
20.9% | 2024 |
| 116 |
Belarus
|
20.6% | 2024 |
| 117 |
Germany
|
20.6% | 2024 |
| 118 |
Afghanistan
|
20.6% | 2024 |
| 119 |
Bulgaria
|
20.3% | 2024 |
| 120 |
Estonia
|
20.3% | 2024 |
| 121 |
Norway
|
20.2% | 2024 |
| 122 |
Botswana
|
19.8% | 2024 |
| 123 |
Slovenia
|
19.8% | 2024 |
| 124 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
19.2% | 2024 |
| 125 |
Luxembourg
|
19.1% | 2024 |
| 126 |
Namibia
|
18.3% | 2024 |
| 127 |
Portugal
|
18.1% | 2024 |
| 128 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
17.9% | 2024 |
| 129 |
Maldives
|
17.9% | 2024 |
| 130 |
Sudan
|
17.8% | 2024 |
| 131 |
Liberia
|
17.8% | 2024 |
| 132 |
Russia
|
17.6% | 2024 |
| 133 |
Sweden
|
17.5% | 2024 |
| 134 |
Andorra
|
17.1% | 2024 |
| 135 |
Montenegro
|
17.1% | 2024 |
| 136 |
Singapore
|
17.0% | 2024 |
| 137 |
Comoros
|
16.8% | 2024 |
| 138 |
Cabo Verde
|
16.7% | 2024 |
| 139 |
Austria
|
16.5% | 2024 |
| 140 |
Thailand
|
16.4% | 2024 |
| 141 |
Cameroon
|
16.0% | 2024 |
| 142 |
Spain
|
15.3% | 2024 |
| 143 |
Somalia
|
14.9% | 2024 |
| 144 |
Zimbabwe
|
14.7% | 2024 |
| 145 |
Netherlands
|
14.7% | 2024 |
| 146 |
Ghana
|
14.6% | 2024 |
| 147 |
Denmark
|
14.3% | 2024 |
| 148 |
Italy
|
14.0% | 2024 |
| 149 |
Nigeria
|
13.7% | 2024 |
| 150 |
Togo
|
13.4% | 2024 |
| 151 |
Yemen
|
13.3% | 2024 |
| 152 |
Mali
|
13.3% | 2024 |
| 153 |
Bhutan
|
13.1% | 2024 |
| 154 |
Cote d'Ivoire
|
12.8% | 2024 |
| 155 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
12.7% | 2024 |
| 156 |
Angola
|
12.7% | 2024 |
| 157 |
Gambia
|
12.4% | 2024 |
| 158 |
Benin
|
12.2% | 2024 |
| 159 |
Republic of the Congo
|
12.2% | 2024 |
| 160 |
North Korea
|
11.9% | 2024 |
| 161 |
Indonesia
|
11.8% | 2024 |
| 162 |
Djibouti
|
11.7% | 2024 |
| 163 |
Senegal
|
11.6% | 2024 |
| 164 |
Zambia
|
11.6% | 2024 |
| 165 |
Tanzania
|
11.5% | 2024 |
| 166 |
Switzerland
|
11.3% | 2024 |
| 167 |
Kenya
|
11.3% | 2024 |
| 168 |
Sri Lanka
|
11.2% | 2024 |
| 169 |
France
|
11.2% | 2024 |
| 170 |
Haiti
|
11.1% | 2024 |
| 171 |
Central African Republic
|
10.9% | 2024 |
| 172 |
Mozambique
|
10.7% | 2024 |
| 173 |
Guinea
|
10.6% | 2024 |
| 174 |
Philippines
|
9.6% | 2024 |
| 175 |
Uganda
|
9.5% | 2024 |
| 176 |
China
|
9.3% | 2024 |
| 177 |
Laos
|
9.2% | 2024 |
| 178 |
South Korea
|
8.4% | 2024 |
| 179 |
Sierra Leone
|
8.2% | 2024 |
| 180 |
Burma
|
8.1% | 2024 |
| 181 |
India
|
8.0% | 2024 |
| 182 |
Malawi
|
8.0% | 2024 |
| 183 |
Nepal
|
8.0% | 2024 |
| 184 |
Burkina Faso
|
7.7% | 2024 |
| 185 |
Chad
|
7.4% | 2024 |
| 186 |
Niger
|
6.8% | 2024 |
| 187 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
6.7% | 2024 |
| 188 |
Japan
|
5.9% | 2024 |
| 189 |
Bangladesh
|
5.8% | 2024 |
| 190 |
Rwanda
|
5.6% | 2024 |
| 191 |
Burundi
|
5.2% | 2024 |
| 192 |
Cambodia
|
4.9% | 2024 |
| 193 |
Madagascar
|
4.5% | 2024 |
| 194 |
Eritrea
|
4.3% | 2024 |
| 195 |
Timor-Leste
|
3.6% | 2024 |
| 196 |
Ethiopia
|
2.9% | 2024 |
| 197 |
Vietnam
|
2.4% | 2024 |
The Global Impact of Adult Obesity Rates
Obesity rates reflect the health and lifestyle choices of a population, with significant implications for public health. High obesity rates are associated with increased healthcare costs and a greater burden of chronic diseases. Understanding these rates helps policymakers design effective interventions and promote healthier living. Obesity can also affect workforce productivity and life expectancy. Tracking trends in obesity is vital for addressing one of the world's fastest-growing health challenges.
Rankings use each country's most recent figure. Sources: World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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