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Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate) - Sex: male - Age group: 18+ years of age

· higher is better · 188 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2016

League table

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  1. 1Naoero32.2
  2. 2Tonga30.5
  3. 3Samoa30.4
  4. 4Tuvalu30
  5. 5St. Lucia29.6
  6. 6Palau29.5
  7. 7Kiribati29
  8. 7Kuwait29
  9. 8Marshall Islands28.8
  10. 8United States28.8
  11. 8Qatar28.8
  12. 9Jordan28.3
  13. 10Hungary28.2
  14. 10St. Kitts and Nevis28.2
  15. 11Micronesia, Fed. Sts.28.1
  16. 11New Zealand28.1
  17. 12United Arab Emirates28
  18. 12Croatia28
  19. 12Saudi Arabia28
  20. 13Lebanon27.9
  21. 13Ireland27.9
  22. 13Czechia27.9
  23. 14Argentina27.8
  24. 14Iraq27.8
  25. 14Egypt, Arab Rep.27.8
  26. 14Chile27.8
  27. 15Malta27.7
  28. 16Israel27.6
  29. 16Australia27.6
  30. 17Greece27.5
  31. 17Belize27.5
  32. 17Georgia27.5
  33. 17Cyprus27.5
  34. 17Mexico27.5
  35. 18Syrian Arab Republic27.4
  36. 18Poland27.4
  37. 19Uruguay27.3
  38. 19Andorra27.3
  39. 19United Kingdom27.3
  40. 19North Macedonia27.3
  41. 19Canada27.3
  42. 19Norway27.3
  43. 19Germany27.3
  44. 19Slovak Republic27.3
  45. 20Brunei Darussalam27.2
  46. 21Bulgaria27.1
  47. 21Bahamas, The27.1
  48. 21Turkiye27.1
  49. 22Spain27
  50. 22Romania27
  51. 22Montenegro27
  52. 22Latvia27
  53. 22Luxembourg27
  54. 22Lithuania27
  55. 22Iceland27
  56. 22Albania27
  57. 23Libya26.9
  58. 23Estonia26.9
  59. 23Ukraine26.9
  60. 24Costa Rica26.8
  61. 24El Salvador26.8
  62. 25Switzerland26.7
  63. 25Sweden26.7
  64. 26Belgium26.6
  65. 26Trinidad and Tobago26.6
  66. 26Slovenia26.6
  67. 26Serbia26.6
  68. 26Moldova26.6
  69. 26Venezuela, RB26.6
  70. 26Fiji26.6
  71. 26Ecuador26.6
  72. 27Haiti26.5
  73. 27Austria26.5
  74. 27Italy26.5
  75. 27Turkmenistan26.5
  76. 27Nicaragua26.5
  77. 27Paraguay26.5
  78. 28Belarus26.4
  79. 28Oman26.4
  80. 28Bosnia and Herzegovina26.4
  81. 28Barbados26.4
  82. 28Finland26.4
  83. 29Brazil26.3
  84. 29Kazakhstan26.3
  85. 29St. Vincent and the Grenadines26.3
  86. 29Uzbekistan26.3
  87. 30Panama26.2
  88. 30Denmark26.2
  89. 30Peru26.2
  90. 31Azerbaijan26.1
  91. 31Portugal26.1
  92. 32Netherlands26
  93. 33Kyrgyz Republic25.9
  94. 33Mongolia25.9
  95. 33Honduras25.9
  96. 33France25.9
  97. 34Russian Federation25.8
  98. 34Jamaica25.8
  99. 34Colombia25.8
  100. 34Tajikistan25.8
  101. 35Guatemala25.7
  102. 35Solomon Islands25.7
  103. 35Antigua and Barbuda25.7
  104. 36Armenia25.6
  105. 36Vanuatu25.6
  106. 37Tunisia25.5
  107. 37Dominican Republic25.5
  108. 37Seychelles25.5
  109. 38Morocco25.4
  110. 38Suriname25.4
  111. 39Bolivia25.3
  112. 39Malaysia25.3
  113. 39Papua New Guinea25.3
  114. 40Grenada25.2
  115. 40Iran, Islamic Rep.25.2
  116. 40Cuba25.2
  117. 41Guyana25.1
  118. 42Dominica25
  119. 42South Africa25
  120. 43Bahrain24.8
  121. 44Algeria24.7
  122. 45Mauritius24.6
  123. 45Maldives24.6
  124. 46Eswatini24.5
  125. 47Korea, Rep.24.4
  126. 48Singapore24.3
  127. 49Korea, Dem. People's Rep.24.2
  128. 49China24.2
  129. 50Gabon24
  130. 51Thailand23.9
  131. 51Sao Tome and Principe23.9
  132. 52Cabo Verde23.7
  133. 53Cameroon23.6
  134. 53Japan23.6
  135. 53Yemen, Rep.23.6
  136. 54Bhutan23.5
  137. 55Cote d'Ivoire23.4
  138. 55Gambia, The23.4
  139. 55Djibouti23.4
  140. 56Comoros23.3
  141. 56Pakistan23.3
  142. 57Mauritania23.2
  143. 58Liberia23.1
  144. 59Mali22.9
  145. 59Namibia22.9
  146. 60Guinea-Bissau22.8
  147. 60Philippines22.8
  148. 61Lao PDR22.7
  149. 61Lesotho22.7
  150. 62Malawi22.6
  151. 62Benin22.6
  152. 62Afghanistan22.6
  153. 63Sri Lanka22.5
  154. 63Nepal22.5
  155. 63Botswana22.5
  156. 63Indonesia22.5
  157. 63Ghana22.5
  158. 63Somalia, Fed. Rep.22.5
  159. 63Togo22.5
  160. 63Nigeria22.5
  161. 64Guinea22.4
  162. 65Congo, Rep.22.3
  163. 65Equatorial Guinea22.3
  164. 65Tanzania22.3
  165. 65Angola22.3
  166. 66Zimbabwe22.2
  167. 66Burkina Faso22.2
  168. 66Myanmar22.2
  169. 67Kenya22.1
  170. 67Cambodia22.1
  171. 68Central African Republic22
  172. 68Mozambique22
  173. 69Chad21.9
  174. 69Sierra Leone21.9
  175. 69Viet Nam21.9
  176. 70Senegal21.8
  177. 70Burundi21.8
  178. 71India21.7
  179. 72Uganda21.6
  180. 73Madagascar21.5
  181. 74Niger21.4
  182. 75Rwanda21.3
  183. 75Zambia21.3
  184. 75Timor-Leste21.3
  185. 75Congo, Dem. Rep.21.3
  186. 75Bangladesh21.3
  187. 76Eritrea20.2
  188. 77Ethiopia20.1

Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate) - Sex: male - Age group: 18+ years of age