The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · % of adults
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Samoa
|
75.9 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 2 |
Tonga
|
73.8 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 3 |
Cook Islands
|
72.4 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 4 |
Nauru
|
71.4 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 5 |
Tokelau
|
70.7 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 6 |
Niue
|
66.9 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 7 |
Tuvalu
|
65.1 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 8 |
Samoa
|
64.3 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 9 |
French Polynesia
|
49.2 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 10 |
Micronesia
|
48.6 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 11 |
Bahamas
|
48.3 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 12 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
46.7 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 13 |
Kiribati
|
45.6 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 14 |
Egypt
|
43.9 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 15 |
Belize
|
43.4 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 16 |
Puerto Rico
|
42.4 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 17 |
Qatar
|
42 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 18 |
Marshall Islands
|
42 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 19 |
United States
|
41 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 20 |
Palau
|
40.5 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 21 |
Chile
|
40.5 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 22 |
Kuwait
|
40.4 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 23 |
Saudi Arabia
|
40.1 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 24 |
Iraq
|
39.7 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 25 |
Barbados
|
39.4 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 26 |
Fiji
|
39 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 27 |
Panama
|
37.7 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 28 |
Palestine
|
37.4 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 29 |
Mexico
|
37.4 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 30 |
Argentina
|
37.2 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 31 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
37.1 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 32 |
Georgia
|
35.7 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 33 |
Jordan
|
35.4 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 34 |
Jamaica
|
35.2 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 35 |
Uruguay
|
34.9 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 36 |
Bahrain
|
34.9 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 37 |
Nicaragua
|
34.9 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 38 |
Saint Lucia
|
34.8 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 39 |
Paraguay
|
34.7 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 40 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
34.6 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 41 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
34.6 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 42 |
Bermuda
|
34.1 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 43 |
New Zealand
|
34 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 44 |
Seychelles
|
33.9 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 45 |
Libya
|
33.7 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 46 |
Syria
|
33 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 47 |
Costa Rica
|
32.7 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 48 |
Dominica
|
32.5 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 49 |
Romania
|
32.4 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 50 |
El Salvador
|
32.2 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 51 |
South Africa
|
31.8 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 52 |
Honduras
|
31.8 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 53 |
United Arab Emirates
|
31.6 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 54 |
Grenada
|
31.5 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 55 |
Hungary
|
31.4 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 56 |
Uzbekistan
|
31.2 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 57 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
30.9 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 58 |
Suriname
|
30.8 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 59 |
Croatia
|
30.8 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 60 |
Dominican Republic
|
30.8 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 61 |
Lebanon
|
30.7 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 62 |
Malta
|
30.6 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 63 |
Australia
|
30.6 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 64 |
Oman
|
30.5 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 65 |
Brazil
|
30.1 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 66 |
Guyana
|
30.1 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 67 |
Bolivia
|
29.7 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 68 |
Eswatini
|
29.6 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 69 |
Peru
|
29.2 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 70 |
Ecuador
|
28.9 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 71 |
Türkiye
|
28.8 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 72 |
Greenland
|
28.1 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 73 |
Papua New Guinea
|
28 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 74 |
Guatemala
|
28 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 75 |
Ireland
|
27.9 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 76 |
Azerbaijan
|
27.6 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 77 |
Greece
|
27.4 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 78 |
United Kingdom
|
27.4 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 79 |
North Macedonia
|
26.8 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 80 |
Czechia
|
26.3 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 81 |
Tunisia
|
26.1 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 82 |
Slovakia
|
26.1 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 83 |
Canada
|
26 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 84 |
Mongolia
|
25.1 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 85 |
Armenia
|
25 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 86 |
Colombia
|
24.9 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 87 |
Iran
|
24.6 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 88 |
Pakistan
|
24.5 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 89 |
Finland
|
24.2 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 90 |
Albania
|
24.1 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 91 |
Mauritania
|
24.1 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 92 |
Algeria
|
23.6 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 93 |
Malaysia
|
23.3 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 94 |
Tajikistan
|
23.1 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 95 |
Venezuela
|
23 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 96 |
Cuba
|
23 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 97 |
Ukraine
|
22.8 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 98 |
Gabon
|
22.7 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 99 |
Vanuatu
|
22.6 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 100 |
Latvia
|
22.3 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Moldova
|
22.3 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 102 |
Israel
|
22.2 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 103 |
Lesotho
|
22.2 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 104 |
Turkmenistan
|
22.2 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 105 |
Iceland
|
22.2 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 106 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
22 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 107 |
Serbia
|
21.8 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 108 |
Solomon Islands
|
21.8 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 109 |
Poland
|
21.8 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 110 |
Morocco
|
21.6 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 111 |
Cyprus
|
21.6 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 112 |
Lithuania
|
21.3 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 113 |
Kazakhstan
|
21.1 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 114 |
Mauritius
|
21.1 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 115 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
21 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 116 |
Belgium
|
20.8 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 117 |
Belarus
|
20.6 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 118 |
Germany
|
20.6 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 119 |
Afghanistan
|
20.6 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 120 |
Bulgaria
|
20.3 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 121 |
Estonia
|
20.3 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 122 |
Norway
|
20.2 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 123 |
Botswana
|
19.8 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 124 |
Slovenia
|
19.8 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 125 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
19.2 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 126 |
Luxembourg
|
19 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 127 |
Namibia
|
18.3 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 128 |
Portugal
|
18.1 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 129 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
17.9 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 130 |
Maldives
|
17.9 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 131 |
Sudan
|
17.8 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 132 |
Liberia
|
17.8 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 133 |
Russia
|
17.6 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 134 |
Sweden
|
17.5 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 135 |
Andorra
|
17.1 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 136 |
Montenegro
|
17.1 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 137 |
Singapore
|
17 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 138 |
Comoros
|
16.8 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 139 |
Cabo Verde
|
16.7 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 140 |
Austria
|
16.5 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 141 |
Thailand
|
16.4 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 142 |
Cameroon
|
16 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 143 |
Spain
|
15.3 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 144 |
Somalia
|
14.9 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 145 |
Zimbabwe
|
14.7 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 146 |
Netherlands
|
14.7 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 147 |
Ghana
|
14.5 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 148 |
Denmark
|
14.3 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 149 |
Italy
|
14 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 150 |
Nigeria
|
13.7 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 151 |
Togo
|
13.4 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 152 |
Yemen
|
13.3 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 153 |
Mali
|
13.3 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 154 |
Bhutan
|
13.1 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 155 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
12.8 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 156 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
12.7 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 157 |
Angola
|
12.7 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 158 |
Gambia
|
12.4 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 159 |
Benin
|
12.2 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 160 |
Republic of the Congo
|
12.2 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 161 |
North Korea
|
12 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 162 |
Indonesia
|
11.8 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 163 |
Djibouti
|
11.7 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 164 |
Senegal
|
11.6 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 165 |
Zambia
|
11.6 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 166 |
Tanzania
|
11.5 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 167 |
Switzerland
|
11.3 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 168 |
Kenya
|
11.3 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 169 |
Sri Lanka
|
11.2 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 170 |
France
|
11.2 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 171 |
Haiti
|
11.1 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 172 |
Central African Republic
|
10.9 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 173 |
Mozambique
|
10.6 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 174 |
Guinea
|
10.6 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 175 |
Philippines
|
9.6 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 176 |
Uganda
|
9.5 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 177 |
China
|
9.3 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 178 |
Laos
|
9.2 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 179 |
South Sudan
|
8.9 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 180 |
South Korea
|
8.4 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 181 |
Sierra Leone
|
8.2 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 182 |
Myanmar
|
8.1 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 183 |
India
|
8 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 184 |
Malawi
|
8 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 185 |
Nepal
|
8 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 186 |
Burkina Faso
|
7.7 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 187 |
Chad
|
7.4 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 188 |
Niger
|
6.8 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 189 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
6.7 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 190 |
Japan
|
5.9 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 191 |
Bangladesh
|
5.8 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 192 |
Rwanda
|
5.6 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 193 |
Burundi
|
5.2 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 194 |
Cambodia
|
4.9 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 195 |
Madagascar
|
4.5 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 196 |
Eritrea
|
4.3 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 197 |
Timor-Leste
|
3.6 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 198 |
Ethiopia
|
2.9 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 199 |
Vietnam
|
2.4 | 2024 | 1 |
The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.
Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.
The share of adults with a body mass index of 25 and above — including those who are obese.
Nutrition 1980–2024 Underweight in adultsThe share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.
Nutrition 1983–2024 Overweight in childrenThe share of children under five whose weight is above the norm for their height.
Diseases 2000–2021 Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseasesThe chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.