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Prevalence of obesity in the adult population

% · lower is better · 195 countries

FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Viet Nam2.4%
  2. 2Ethiopia2.9%
  3. 3Timor-Leste3.6%
  4. 4Eritrea4.3%
  5. 5Madagascar4.5%
  6. 6Cambodia4.9%
  7. 7Burundi5.2%
  8. 8Rwanda5.6%
  9. 9Bangladesh5.8%
  10. 10Japan5.9%
  11. 11Congo, Dem. Rep.6.7%
  12. 12Niger6.8%
  13. 13Chad7.4%
  14. 14Burkina Faso7.7%
  15. 15Nepal8%
  16. 15Malawi8%
  17. 15India8%
  18. 16Myanmar8.1%
  19. 17Sierra Leone8.2%
  20. 18Korea, Rep.8.4%
  21. 19South Sudan8.9%
  22. 20Lao PDR9.2%
  23. 21Uganda9.5%
  24. 22Philippines9.6%
  25. 23Guinea10.6%
  26. 23Mozambique10.6%
  27. 24Central African Republic10.9%
  28. 25Haiti11.1%
  29. 26Sri Lanka11.2%
  30. 26France11.2%
  31. 27Kenya11.3%
  32. 27Switzerland11.3%
  33. 28Tanzania11.5%
  34. 29Senegal11.6%
  35. 29Zambia11.6%
  36. 30Djibouti11.7%
  37. 31Indonesia11.8%
  38. 32Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12%
  39. 33Congo, Rep.12.2%
  40. 33Benin12.2%
  41. 34Gambia, The12.4%
  42. 35Angola12.7%
  43. 35Guinea-Bissau12.7%
  44. 36Cote d'Ivoire12.8%
  45. 37Bhutan13.1%
  46. 38Mali13.3%
  47. 38Yemen, Rep.13.3%
  48. 39Togo13.4%
  49. 40Nigeria13.7%
  50. 41Italy14%
  51. 42Denmark14.3%
  52. 43Ghana14.5%
  53. 44Netherlands14.7%
  54. 44Zimbabwe14.7%
  55. 45Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.9%
  56. 46Spain15.3%
  57. 47Cameroon16%
  58. 48Thailand16.4%
  59. 49Austria16.5%
  60. 50Cabo Verde16.7%
  61. 51Comoros16.8%
  62. 52Singapore17%
  63. 53Montenegro17.1%
  64. 53Andorra17.1%
  65. 54Sweden17.5%
  66. 55Russian Federation17.6%
  67. 56Sudan17.8%
  68. 56Liberia17.8%
  69. 57Sao Tome and Principe17.9%
  70. 57Maldives17.9%
  71. 58Portugal18.1%
  72. 59Namibia18.3%
  73. 60Luxembourg19%
  74. 61Equatorial Guinea19.2%
  75. 62Slovenia19.8%
  76. 62Botswana19.8%
  77. 63Norway20.2%
  78. 64Bulgaria20.3%
  79. 64Estonia20.3%
  80. 65Afghanistan20.6%
  81. 65Belarus20.6%
  82. 65Germany20.6%
  83. 66Belgium20.8%
  84. 67Bosnia and Herzegovina21%
  85. 68Kazakhstan21.1%
  86. 68Mauritius21.1%
  87. 69Lithuania21.3%
  88. 70Cyprus21.6%
  89. 70Morocco21.6%
  90. 71Serbia21.8%
  91. 71Solomon Islands21.8%
  92. 71Poland21.8%
  93. 72Kyrgyz Republic22%
  94. 73Israel22.2%
  95. 73Iceland22.2%
  96. 73Turkmenistan22.2%
  97. 73Lesotho22.2%
  98. 74Moldova22.3%
  99. 74Latvia22.3%
  100. 75Vanuatu22.6%
  101. 76Gabon22.7%
  102. 77Ukraine22.8%
  103. 78Venezuela, RB23%
  104. 78Cuba23%
  105. 79Tajikistan23.1%
  106. 80Malaysia23.3%
  107. 81Algeria23.6%
  108. 82Mauritania24.1%
  109. 82Albania24.1%
  110. 83Finland24.2%
  111. 84Pakistan24.5%
  112. 85Iran, Islamic Rep.24.6%
  113. 86Colombia24.9%
  114. 87Armenia25%
  115. 88Mongolia25.1%
  116. 89Canada26%
  117. 90Slovak Republic26.1%
  118. 90Tunisia26.1%
  119. 91Czechia26.3%
  120. 92North Macedonia26.8%
  121. 93United Kingdom27.4%
  122. 93Greece27.4%
  123. 94Azerbaijan27.6%
  124. 95Ireland27.9%
  125. 96Guatemala28%
  126. 96Papua New Guinea28%
  127. 97Greenland28.1%
  128. 98Turkiye28.8%
  129. 99Ecuador28.9%
  130. 100Peru29.2%
  131. 101Eswatini29.6%
  132. 102Bolivia29.7%
  133. 103Brazil30.1%
  134. 103Guyana30.1%
  135. 104Oman30.5%
  136. 105Australia30.6%
  137. 105Malta30.6%
  138. 106Lebanon30.7%
  139. 107Suriname30.8%
  140. 107Dominican Republic30.8%
  141. 107Croatia30.8%
  142. 108Trinidad and Tobago30.9%
  143. 109Uzbekistan31.2%
  144. 110Hungary31.4%
  145. 111Grenada31.5%
  146. 112United Arab Emirates31.6%
  147. 113Honduras31.8%
  148. 113South Africa31.8%
  149. 114El Salvador32.2%
  150. 115Romania32.4%
  151. 116Dominica32.5%
  152. 117Costa Rica32.7%
  153. 118Syrian Arab Republic33%
  154. 119Libya33.7%
  155. 120Seychelles33.9%
  156. 121New Zealand34%
  157. 122Bermuda34.1%
  158. 123St. Vincent and the Grenadines34.6%
  159. 123Antigua and Barbuda34.6%
  160. 124Paraguay34.7%
  161. 125St. Lucia34.8%
  162. 126Uruguay34.9%
  163. 126Bahrain34.9%
  164. 127Jamaica35.2%
  165. 128Jordan35.4%
  166. 129Georgia35.7%
  167. 130Brunei Darussalam37.1%
  168. 131Argentina37.2%
  169. 132Mexico37.4%
  170. 132West Bank and Gaza37.4%
  171. 133Panama37.7%
  172. 134Fiji39%
  173. 135Barbados39.4%
  174. 136Iraq39.7%
  175. 137Saudi Arabia40.1%
  176. 138Kuwait40.4%
  177. 139Chile40.5%
  178. 139Palau40.5%
  179. 140United States41%
  180. 141Marshall Islands42%
  181. 141Qatar42%
  182. 142Puerto Rico (US)42.4%
  183. 143Belize43.4%
  184. 144Egypt, Arab Rep.43.9%
  185. 145Kiribati45.6%
  186. 146St. Kitts and Nevis46.7%
  187. 147Bahamas, The48.3%
  188. 148Micronesia, Fed. Sts.48.6%
  189. 149French Polynesia49.2%
  190. 150Samoa64.3%
  191. 151Tuvalu65.1%
  192. 152Naoero71.4%
  193. 153Tonga73.8%
  194. 154American Samoa75.9%

Prevalence of obesity in the adult population