Adult Obesity by Country

Analysis

Global Rankings

Rank	Country	Adult Obesity (%)	Date
1	Nauru	61.0%	2016
2	Cook Islands	55.9%	2016
3	Palau	55.3%	2016
4	Marshall Islands	52.9%	2016
5	Tuvalu	51.6%	2016
6	Niue	50.0%	2016
7	Tonga	48.2%	2016
8	Samoa	47.3%	2016
9	Kiribati	46.0%	2016
10	Micronesia, Federated States of	45.8%	2016
11	Kuwait	37.9%	2016
12	United States	36.2%	2016
13	Jordan	35.5%	2016
14	Saudi Arabia	35.4%	2016
15	Qatar	35.1%	2016
16	Libya	32.5%	2016
17	Turkey	32.1%	2016
18	Egypt	32.0%	2016
19	Lebanon	32.0%	2016
20	United Arab Emirates	31.7%	2016
21	Bahamas	31.6%	2016
22	New Zealand	30.8%	2016
23	Iraq	30.4%	2016
24	Fiji	30.2%	2016
25	Bahrain	29.8%	2016
26	Canada	29.4%	2016
27	Australia	29.0%	2016
28	Malta	28.9%	2016
29	Mexico	28.9%	2016
30	South Africa	28.3%	2016
31	Argentina	28.3%	2016
32	Chile	28.0%	2016
33	Dominica	27.9%	2016
34	Uruguay	27.9%	2016
35	United Kingdom	27.8%	2016
36	Syria	27.8%	2016
37	Dominican Republic	27.6%	2016
38	Algeria	27.4%	2016
39	Oman	27.0%	2016
40	Tunisia	26.9%	2016
41	Hungary	26.4%	2016
42	Suriname	26.4%	2016
43	Lithuania	26.3%	2016
44	Morocco	26.1%	2016
45	Israel	26.1%	2016
46	Czech Republic	26.0%	2016
47	Iran	25.8%	2016
48	Costa Rica	25.7%	2016
49	Andorra	25.6%	2016
50	Venezuela	25.6%	2016
51	Ireland	25.3%	2016
52	Vanuatu	25.2%	2016
53	Bulgaria	25.0%	2016
54	Greece	24.9%	2016
55	Jamaica	24.7%	2016
56	Cuba	24.6%	2016
57	El Salvador	24.6%	2016
58	Belarus	24.5%	2016
59	Croatia	24.4%	2016
60	Belize	24.1%	2016
61	Ukraine	24.1%	2016
62	Spain	23.8%	2016
63	Nicaragua	23.7%	2016
64	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	23.7%	2016
65	Latvia	23.6%	2016
66	Montenegro	23.3%	2016
67	Barbados	23.1%	2016
68	Russia	23.1%	2016
69	Norway	23.1%	2016
70	Poland	23.1%	2016
71	Saint Kitts and Nevis	22.9%	2016
72	Haiti	22.7%	2016
73	Panama	22.7%	2016
74	Luxembourg	22.6%	2016
75	Solomon Islands	22.5%	2016
76	Romania	22.5%	2016
77	Macedonia	22.4%	2016
78	Germany	22.3%	2016
79	Colombia	22.3%	2016
80	Finland	22.2%	2016
81	Belgium	22.1%	2016
82	Brazil	22.1%	2016
83	Iceland	21.9%	2016
84	Cyprus	21.8%	2016
85	Albania	21.7%	2016
86	Georgia	21.7%	2016
87	France	21.6%	2016
88	Serbia	21.5%	2016
89	Honduras	21.4%	2016
90	Grenada	21.3%	2016
91	Papua New Guinea	21.3%	2016
92	Guatemala	21.2%	2016
93	Estonia	21.2%	2016
94	Kazakhstan	21.0%	2016
95	Portugal	20.8%	2016
96	Mongolia	20.6%	2016
97	Sweden	20.6%	2016
98	Slovakia	20.5%	2016
99	Netherlands	20.4%	2016
100	Paraguay	20.3%	2016
101	Slovenia	20.2%	2016
102	Armenia	20.2%	2016
103	Bolivia	20.2%	2016
104	Guyana	20.2%	2016
105	Austria	20.1%	2016
106	Italy	19.9%	2016
107	Azerbaijan	19.9%	2016
108	Ecuador	19.9%	2016
109	Saint Lucia	19.7%	2016
110	Denmark	19.7%	2016
111	Peru	19.7%	2016
112	Switzerland	19.5%	2016
113	Botswana	18.9%	2016
114	Antigua and Barbuda	18.9%	2016
115	Moldova	18.9%	2016
116	Trinidad and Tobago	18.6%	2016
117	Turkmenistan	18.6%	2016
118	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.9%	2016
119	Namibia	17.2%	2016
120	Yemen	17.1%	2016
121	Lesotho	16.6%	2016
122	Kyrgyzstan	16.6%	2016
123	Uzbekistan	16.6%	2016
124	Swaziland	16.5%	2016
125	Malaysia	15.6%	2016
126	Zimbabwe	15.5%	2016
127	Gabon	15.0%	2016
128	Tajikistan	14.2%	2016
129	Brunei	14.1%	2016
130	Seychelles	14.0%	2016
131	Djibouti	13.5%	2016
132	Mauritania	12.7%	2016
133	Sao Tome and Principe	12.4%	2016
134	Cabo Verde	11.8%	2016
135	Cameroon	11.4%	2016
136	Ghana	10.9%	2016
137	Mauritius	10.8%	2016
138	Cote d'Ivoire	10.3%	2016
139	Gambia	10.3%	2016
140	Thailand	10.0%	2016
141	Liberia	9.9%	2016
142	Benin	9.6%	2016
143	Republic of the Congo	9.6%	2016
144	Guinea-Bissau	9.5%	2016
145	Nigeria	8.9%	2016
146	Senegal	8.8%	2016
147	Sierra Leone	8.7%	2016
148	Mali	8.6%	2016
149	Maldives	8.6%	2016
150	Pakistan	8.6%	2016
151	Tanzania	8.4%	2016
152	Togo	8.4%	2016
153	Somalia	8.3%	2016
154	Angola	8.2%	2016
155	Zambia	8.1%	2016
156	Equatorial Guinea	8.0%	2016
157	Comoros	7.8%	2016
158	Guinea	7.7%	2016
159	Central African Republic	7.5%	2016
160	Mozambique	7.2%	2016
161	Kenya	7.1%	2016
162	Indonesia	6.9%	2016
163	North Korea	6.8%	2016
164	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.7%	2016
165	Philippines	6.4%	2016
166	Bhutan	6.4%	2016
167	China	6.2%	2016
168	Chad	6.1%	2016
169	Singapore	6.1%	2016
170	Malawi	5.8%	2016
171	Rwanda	5.8%	2016
172	Burma	5.8%	2016
173	Burkina Faso	5.6%	2016
174	Niger	5.5%	2016
175	Afghanistan	5.5%	2016
176	Burundi	5.4%	2016
177	Madagascar	5.3%	2016
178	Uganda	5.3%	2016
179	Laos	5.3%	2016
180	Sri Lanka	5.2%	2016
181	Eritrea	5.0%	2016
182	South Korea	4.7%	2016
183	Ethiopia	4.5%	2016
184	Japan	4.3%	2016
185	Nepal	4.1%	2016
186	Cambodia	3.9%	2016
187	India	3.9%	2016
188	Timor-Leste	3.8%	2016
189	Bangladesh	3.6%	2016
190	Vietnam	2.1%	2016

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.

Sources

Rankings are based on the most recent data available and may vary over time as new data is released. This list uses the latest available data from The World Factbook.