Obesity Prevalence (BMI >= 30) by Country
As of 2024, American Samoa leads globally in obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30) at 75.9%, followed by Tonga, Nauru, Tuvalu. At the lower end, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste rank among the lowest. The global median is 22.2% (Israel). This indicator falls under the "Health" category and is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory. Data is available for 196 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Obesity Prevalence (BMI >= 30) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  American Samoa | 75.9% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Tonga | 73.8% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Nauru | 71.4% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Tuvalu | 65.1% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Samoa | 64.3% | 2024 |
| 6 |  French Polynesia | 49.2% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Micronesia | 48.6% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Bahamas | 48.3% | 2024 |
| 9 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 46.7% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Kiribati | 45.6% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Egypt | 43.9% | 2024 |
| 12 |  Belize | 43.4% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Puerto Rico | 42.4% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Qatar | 42.0% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Marshall Islands | 42.0% | 2024 |
| 16 |  United States | 41.0% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Palau | 40.5% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Chile | 40.5% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Kuwait | 40.4% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Saudi Arabia | 40.1% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Iraq | 39.7% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Barbados | 39.4% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Fiji | 39.0% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Panama | 37.7% | 2024 |
| 25 |  West Bank and Gaza | 37.4% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Mexico | 37.4% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Argentina | 37.2% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Brunei | 37.1% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Georgia | 35.7% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Jordan | 35.4% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Jamaica | 35.2% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Uruguay | 34.9% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Bahrain | 34.9% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Nicaragua | 34.9% | 2024 |
| 35 |  St. Lucia | 34.8% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Paraguay | 34.7% | 2024 |
| 37 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.6% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 34.6% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Bermuda | 34.1% | 2024 |
| 40 |  New Zealand | 34.0% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Seychelles | 33.9% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Libya | 33.7% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Syria | 33.0% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Costa Rica | 32.7% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Dominica | 32.5% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Romania | 32.4% | 2024 |
| 47 |  El Salvador | 32.2% | 2024 |
| 48 |  South Africa | 31.8% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Honduras | 31.8% | 2024 |
| 50 |  United Arab Emirates | 31.6% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Grenada | 31.5% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Hungary | 31.4% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Uzbekistan | 31.2% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 30.9% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Suriname | 30.8% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Croatia | 30.8% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Dominican Republic | 30.8% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Lebanon | 30.7% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Malta | 30.6% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Australia | 30.6% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Oman | 30.5% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Brazil | 30.1% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Guyana | 30.1% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Bolivia | 29.7% | 2024 |
| 65 |  Eswatini | 29.6% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Peru | 29.2% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Ecuador | 28.9% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Türkiye | 28.8% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Greenland | 28.1% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Papua New Guinea | 28.0% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Guatemala | 28.0% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Ireland | 27.9% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Azerbaijan | 27.6% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Greece | 27.4% | 2024 |
| 75 |  United Kingdom | 27.4% | 2024 |
| 76 |  North Macedonia | 26.8% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Czechia | 26.3% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Tunisia | 26.1% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Slovakia | 26.1% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Canada | 26.0% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Mongolia | 25.1% | 2024 |
| 82 |  Armenia | 25.0% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Colombia | 24.9% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Iran | 24.6% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Pakistan | 24.5% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Finland | 24.2% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Albania | 24.1% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Mauritania | 24.1% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Algeria | 23.6% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Malaysia | 23.3% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Tajikistan | 23.1% | 2024 |
| 92 |  Venezuela | 23.0% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Cuba | 23.0% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Ukraine | 22.8% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Gabon | 22.7% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Vanuatu | 22.6% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Latvia | 22.3% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Moldova | 22.3% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Israel | 22.2% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Lesotho | 22.2% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Turkmenistan | 22.2% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Iceland | 22.2% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Kyrgyzstan | 22.0% | 2024 |
| 104 |  Serbia | 21.8% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Solomon Islands | 21.8% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Poland | 21.8% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Morocco | 21.6% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Cyprus | 21.6% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Lithuania | 21.3% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Mauritius | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.0% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Belgium | 20.8% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Belarus | 20.6% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Germany | 20.6% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Afghanistan | 20.6% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Bulgaria | 20.3% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Estonia | 20.3% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Norway | 20.2% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Botswana | 19.8% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Slovenia | 19.8% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Equatorial Guinea | 19.2% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Luxembourg | 19.0% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Namibia | 18.3% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Portugal | 18.1% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Maldives | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Sudan | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Liberia | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Russia | 17.6% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Sweden | 17.5% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Andorra | 17.1% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Montenegro | 17.1% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Singapore | 17.0% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Comoros | 16.8% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Cabo Verde | 16.7% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Austria | 16.5% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Thailand | 16.4% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Cameroon | 16.0% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Spain | 15.3% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Somalia | 14.9% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Zimbabwe | 14.7% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Netherlands | 14.7% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Ghana | 14.5% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Denmark | 14.3% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Italy | 14.0% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Nigeria | 13.7% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Togo | 13.4% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Yemen | 13.3% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Mali | 13.3% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Bhutan | 13.1% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 12.8% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Angola | 12.7% | 2024 |
| 155 |  The Gambia | 12.4% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Benin | 12.2% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Republic of the Congo | 12.2% | 2024 |
| 158 |  North Korea | 12.0% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Indonesia | 11.8% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Djibouti | 11.7% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Senegal | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Zambia | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Tanzania | 11.5% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Switzerland | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Kenya | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Sri Lanka | 11.2% | 2024 |
| 167 |  France | 11.2% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Haiti | 11.1% | 2024 |
| 169 |  Central African Republic | 10.9% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Mozambique | 10.6% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Guinea | 10.6% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Philippines | 9.6% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Uganda | 9.5% | 2024 |
| 174 |  China | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 175 |  Laos | 9.2% | 2024 |
| 176 |  South Sudan | 8.9% | 2024 |
| 177 |  South Korea | 8.4% | 2024 |
| 178 |  Sierra Leone | 8.2% | 2024 |
| 179 |  Myanmar | 8.1% | 2024 |
| 180 |  India | 8.0% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Malawi | 8.0% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Nepal | 8.0% | 2024 |
| 183 |  Burkina Faso | 7.7% | 2024 |
| 184 |  Chad | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 185 |  Niger | 6.8% | 2024 |
| 186 |  DR Congo | 6.7% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Japan | 5.9% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Bangladesh | 5.8% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Rwanda | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Burundi | 5.2% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Cambodia | 4.9% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Madagascar | 4.5% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Eritrea | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Timor-Leste | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Vietnam | 2.4% | 2024 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30) in 2024?
American Samoa ranks #1 with obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30) of 75.9% as of 2024, based on data from the WHO Global Health Observatory.
Which country has the lowest obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30)?
Vietnam ranks last (#196) with 2.4% as of 2024.
What is the global median for obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30)?
The median value is 22.2% (Israel, ranked #99 out of 196 countries).
How many countries report data for obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30)?
196 countries have available data for obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30). Data is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory and updated regularly.
What category does obesity prevalence (bmi >= 30) belong to?
Obesity Prevalence (BMI >= 30) is classified under the "Health" category. Statistics of the World tracks 335 indicators across 27 categories.
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