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Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) - Sex: female - Age group: 18+ years of age

% · higher is better · 196 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Tonga81.4%
  2. 2American Samoa81.1%
  3. 3Samoa76.4%
  4. 4Tuvalu72.3%
  5. 5Naoero71.4%
  6. 6Egypt, Arab Rep.57.1%
  7. 7Bahamas, The57%
  8. 8Micronesia, Fed. Sts.57%
  9. 9St. Kitts and Nevis55.3%
  10. 10Belize53.5%
  11. 11Kiribati52.9%
  12. 12Marshall Islands51.9%
  13. 13French Polynesia50.9%
  14. 14St. Vincent and the Grenadines50.2%
  15. 15Qatar50.1%
  16. 16Jamaica50.1%
  17. 17Barbados50%
  18. 18Fiji48.8%
  19. 19St. Lucia47.8%
  20. 20Puerto Rico (US)47.8%
  21. 21Iraq47.6%
  22. 22South Africa47.5%
  23. 23Kuwait46.8%
  24. 24Saudi Arabia46.7%
  25. 25Chile46.4%
  26. 26Dominica46.3%
  27. 27Palau45.9%
  28. 28West Bank and Gaza45.5%
  29. 29Panama45%
  30. 30Seychelles44.9%
  31. 31Grenada43.8%
  32. 32Antigua and Barbuda43.6%
  33. 33Bermuda43.5%
  34. 34Eswatini42.5%
  35. 35United States42.4%
  36. 36Jordan41.9%
  37. 37Libya41.9%
  38. 38Bahrain41.8%
  39. 39Mexico41.4%
  40. 40Brunei Darussalam41.2%
  41. 41Suriname41%
  42. 42Nicaragua40.3%
  43. 43Guyana40.2%
  44. 44Syrian Arab Republic40.1%
  45. 45Paraguay39.8%
  46. 46Oman39.5%
  47. 47Costa Rica39.4%
  48. 48Honduras39.3%
  49. 49El Salvador38.8%
  50. 50Argentina38.4%
  51. 51United Arab Emirates38.4%
  52. 52Uruguay37.7%
  53. 53Mauritania37.4%
  54. 54Dominican Republic37.2%
  55. 55Trinidad and Tobago36.8%
  56. 56Georgia36.1%
  57. 57Lesotho36%
  58. 58Bolivia35.9%
  59. 59New Zealand35.7%
  60. 60Turkiye35.2%
  61. 61Gabon34.1%
  62. 62Brazil33.9%
  63. 63Ecuador33.9%
  64. 64Uzbekistan33.7%
  65. 65Azerbaijan33.4%
  66. 66Peru33.3%
  67. 67Tunisia32.8%
  68. 68Guatemala32.2%
  69. 69Equatorial Guinea32.1%
  70. 70Greenland32%
  71. 71Algeria31.8%
  72. 72Lebanon31.7%
  73. 73Papua New Guinea31.6%
  74. 74Colombia30.7%
  75. 75Botswana30.5%
  76. 76Iran, Islamic Rep.30.4%
  77. 77Romania30%
  78. 78Morocco29.9%
  79. 79Australia29.7%
  80. 80United Kingdom28.9%
  81. 81Malaysia28.9%
  82. 82Armenia28.5%
  83. 83Pakistan28%
  84. 84Hungary27.9%
  85. 85Vanuatu27.7%
  86. 86Malta27.6%
  87. 87Tajikistan27.6%
  88. 88Solomon Islands27.6%
  89. 89Ireland27.1%
  90. 90Croatia27%
  91. 91Greece26.9%
  92. 92Mongolia26.9%
  93. 93Afghanistan26.2%
  94. 94Mauritius26.2%
  95. 95Cuba26.2%
  96. 96North Macedonia25.9%
  97. 97Ukraine25.5%
  98. 98Kyrgyz Republic25.5%
  99. 99Comoros25.4%
  100. 100Sao Tome and Principe25.4%
  101. 101Venezuela, RB25.4%
  102. 102Maldives25.4%
  103. 103Namibia25%
  104. 104Cabo Verde24.9%
  105. 105Albania24.7%
  106. 106Finland24.7%
  107. 107Canada24.4%
  108. 108Turkmenistan24.2%
  109. 109Ghana23.9%
  110. 110Somalia, Fed. Rep.23.3%
  111. 111Moldova23.1%
  112. 112Sudan23%
  113. 113Cameroon22.4%
  114. 114Israel22.1%
  115. 115Czechia22.1%
  116. 116Belgium22%
  117. 117Slovak Republic22%
  118. 118Liberia21.9%
  119. 119Belarus21.7%
  120. 120Zimbabwe21.3%
  121. 121Latvia21.3%
  122. 122Kazakhstan21.2%
  123. 123Iceland21%
  124. 124Estonia20%
  125. 125Bosnia and Herzegovina19.9%
  126. 126Cyprus19.8%
  127. 127Togo19.7%
  128. 128Thailand19.6%
  129. 129Lithuania19.5%
  130. 130Norway19.2%
  131. 131Germany19.1%
  132. 132Gambia, The19%
  133. 133Portugal19%
  134. 134Nigeria18.9%
  135. 135Senegal18.4%
  136. 136Angola18.2%
  137. 137Serbia18.2%
  138. 138Russian Federation18%
  139. 139Congo, Rep.18%
  140. 140Cote d'Ivoire17.7%
  141. 141Poland17.6%
  142. 142Mali17.6%
  143. 143Luxembourg17.5%
  144. 144Bulgaria17.3%
  145. 145Guinea-Bissau17.1%
  146. 146Zambia17.1%
  147. 147Bhutan16.9%
  148. 148Benin16.8%
  149. 149Kenya16.8%
  150. 150Djibouti16.8%
  151. 151Indonesia16.6%
  152. 152Haiti16.5%
  153. 153Sweden16.5%
  154. 154Yemen, Rep.16.2%
  155. 155Tanzania16.2%
  156. 156Singapore15.5%
  157. 157Andorra15.2%
  158. 158Netherlands15.1%
  159. 159Sri Lanka15%
  160. 160Korea, Dem. People's Rep.14.7%
  161. 161Montenegro14.6%
  162. 162Guinea14.6%
  163. 163Mozambique14.5%
  164. 164Uganda14.1%
  165. 165Central African Republic14%
  166. 166Italy13.3%
  167. 167Austria13.3%
  168. 168Slovenia13.3%
  169. 169Denmark13.2%
  170. 170Sierra Leone13.1%
  171. 171Spain13%
  172. 172Malawi12.1%
  173. 173South Sudan12.1%
  174. 174France11.7%
  175. 175Lao PDR11.7%
  176. 176Philippines11.6%
  177. 177Burkina Faso10.7%
  178. 178India10.4%
  179. 179Myanmar10.4%
  180. 180Nepal10.3%
  181. 181Congo, Dem. Rep.9.1%
  182. 182Switzerland9%
  183. 183Rwanda8.8%
  184. 184Niger8.7%
  185. 185Bangladesh8.6%
  186. 186China8.4%
  187. 187Chad7.2%
  188. 188Cambodia6.2%
  189. 189Korea, Rep.6%
  190. 190Eritrea5.8%
  191. 191Timor-Leste5.5%
  192. 192Ethiopia4.4%
  193. 193Madagascar4.4%
  194. 194Burundi4.3%
  195. 195Japan3.7%
  196. 196Viet Nam2.4%

Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) - Sex: female - Age group: 18+ years of age