Obesity Rates By Country 2025

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1	American Samoa	75.92
2	Tonga	72.35
3	Nauru	71.06
4	Cook Islands	69.58
5	Niue	67.27
6	Tuvalu	65.25
7	Samoa	63.67
8	French Polynesia	49
9	Micronesia	48.19
10	Bahamas	48.15
11	Marshall Islands	47.11
12	Kiribati	46.89
13	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46.65
14	Egypt	45.59
15	Kuwait	44.43
16	Qatar	44
17	Belize	43.29
18	United States	42.74
19	Saudi Arabia	42.45
20	Palau	42.08
21	Puerto Rico	42.05
22	Iraq	41.41
23	Jordan	39.93
24	Chile	39.67
25	Barbados	38.9
26	Palestine	38.52
27	Libya	37.91
28	Bahrain	37.25
29	Panama	37.06
30	Mexico	36.86
31	Argentina	36.39
32	Georgia	35.47
33	Romania	35.04
34	Fiji	34.9
35	Syria	34.7
36	Nicaragua	34.54
36	Jamaica	34.54
38	Turkey	34.4
39	New Zealand	34.28
40	Uruguay	34.23
41	Saint Lucia	34.15
42	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	34.11
43	Antigua and Barbuda	34.02
44	Bermuda	33.96
45	Paraguay	33.95
46	Malta	32.84
47	United Arab Emirates	32.63
48	Hungary	32.53
49	Oman	32.44
50	Costa Rica	32.29
51	Dominica	32.15
52	Brunei	32.09
53	Croatia	31.44
54	South Africa	31.35
55	El Salvador	31.31
56	Grenada	31.12
57	Uzbekistan	31.02
57	Australia	31.02
59	Lebanon	30.72
60	Eswatini	30.64
61	Honduras	30.31
62	Dominican Republic	30.25
63	Seychelles	30.19
64	Suriname	29.81
65	Bolivia	29.48
66	Ireland	29.27
67	Guyana	28.96
68	Trinidad and Tobago	28.9
69	Brazil	28.89
70	Greece	28.85
71	North Macedonia	28.41
72	Ecuador	28.28
72	Poland	28.28
74	Peru	28.12
75	Tunisia	27.71
76	United Kingdom	27.63
77	Greenland	27.58
78	Slovakia	27.57
78	Guatemala	27.57
80	Azerbaijan	27.33
81	Czech Republic	26.85
82	Kyrgyzstan	26.83
83	Canada	26.73
84	Lithuania	26.02
85	Iran	25.08
86	Armenia	25.06
87	Latvia	24.85
88	Mongolia	24.82
89	Russia	24.77
90	Tajikistan	24.64
91	Algeria	24.56
92	Ukraine	24.41
93	Colombia	24.33
94	Albania	24.31
95	Pakistan	23.69
96	Moldova	23.68
97	Cyprus	23.55
98	Venezuela	23.33
99	Solomon Islands	23.29
100	Israel	23.16
101	Serbia	23.1
102	Mauritania	22.97
103	Estonia	22.76
104	Cuba	22.55
105	Morocco	22.53
106	Portugal	22.52
107	Malaysia	22.41
108	Turkmenistan	22.15
109	Vanuatu	22.05
109	Belarus	22.05
111	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.97
111	Finland	21.97
113	Gabon	21.95
114	Iceland	21.76
115	Lesotho	21.74
116	Bulgaria	21.24
117	Papua New Guinea	21.15
118	Germany	20.99
119	Belgium	20.51
120	Slovenia	19.93
121	Afghanistan	19.59
121	Mauritius	19.59
123	Norway	19.53
124	Kazakhstan	18.99
125	Luxembourg	18.89
126	Montenegro	18.68
127	Botswana	18.62
127	Equatorial Guinea	18.62
129	Andorra	18.61
130	Maldives	17.9
131	Italy	17.81
132	Namibia	17.47
133	Sudan	17.45
134	Liberia	17.44
135	Sao Tome and Principe	17.16
136	Comoros	16.81
137	Cape Verde	16.35
138	Spain	16.15
139	Austria	15.67
140	Sweden	15.6
141	Cameroon	15.46
142	Thailand	15.44
143	Gambia	15.33
144	Netherlands	14.98
145	Somalia	14.93
146	Zimbabwe	14.21
147	Yemen	14.06
148	Singapore	13.97
149	Denmark	13.55
150	Ghana	13.28
151	Tanzania	12.95
152	Kenya	12.87
153	Nigeria	12.84
154	Bhutan	12.68
155	Switzerland	12.47
156	Ivory Coast	12.09
157	Togo	11.96
158	Mali	11.82
159	Angola	11.77
160	Guinea Bissau	11.72
161	Djibouti	11.68
162	Indonesia	11.52
163	Benin	11.51
164	Taiwan	11.27
165	Zambia	11.24
166	North Korea	11.06
167	Haiti	11.05
168	Sri Lanka	10.87
169	Mozambique	10.46
170	Senegal	10.25
171	France	10
172	Guinea	9.74
173	Central African Republic	9.57
174	Philippines	8.96
175	Republic of the Congo	8.84
176	South Sudan	8.79
177	China	8.37
178	Laos	8.32
179	Uganda	8.05
180	Malawi	7.87
181	Myanmar	7.71
182	India	7.51
183	Sierra Leone	7.32
184	South Korea	7.24
185	Nepal	7.18
186	Chad	7.01
187	Burkina Faso	6.9
188	DR Congo	6.89
189	Niger	6.21
190	Japan	5.57
191	Bangladesh	5.41
192	Burundi	5.27
193	Rwanda	4.99
194	Eritrea	4.94
195	Cambodia	4.5
196	Madagascar	4.45
197	Ethiopia	2.9
198	Timor Leste	2.41
199	Vietnam	2.04

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Obesity Rates Around the Globe

Obesity poses a formidable challenge to global health, contributing significantly to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer. As worldwide dietary patterns continue to shift towards an increased consumption of energy-dense foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt, obesity rates have alarmingly risen almost threefold since the 1970s. Globally, about 13% of the world’s adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) was tagged as obese in 2016. The data on obesity rates by countries presents a critical insight not just into the health and lifestyle patterns within specific territories, but also their healthcare capacity, socio-economic climate, and food systems. **Key findings from the data include: **

Island countries in the Pacific such as Nauru (61.0%) and Cook Islands (55.9%) have the highest obesity rates in the world, which can be primarily attributed to local dietary habits and limited availability of fresh, nutritious food.
Conversely, some countries in Asia have the lowest rates of obesity, with Vietnam marking the lowest at 2.1%. Countries like Japan (4.3%) and India (3.9%), despite their large population sizes, also show notably low obesity rates, largely due to traditional diets low in processed foods and high in grains and vegetables.
The United States, often theorized as the epicenter of the obesity epidemic, ranks 12th in the world, with 36.2% of its adult population categorized as obese.
Emerging economies such as Saudi Arabia (35.4%), Qatar (35.1%), and United Arab Emirates (31.7%) also show high obesity rates, signaling the shift towards increasingly sedentary lifestyles and high consumption of calorie-rich, fast foods in these regions. By exploring obesity rates country-wise, we aim to uncover the dynamics driving this global health crisis, assess regional disparities, and evaluate current prevention strategies. Furthermore, this could lead us towards healthier practices and more effective policies that can turn the tide in this battle of the bulge.

Region ↕	Obesity Rate 2022↕	Male Obesity Rate 2022↕	Female Obesity Rate 2022↕
American Samoa	75.92	70.29	81.42
Tonga	72.35	63.37	81.46
Nauru	71.06	69.65	72.52
Cook Islands	69.58	66.05	73.11
Niue	67.27	63.71	70.9
Tuvalu	65.25	57.73	73.17
Samoa	63.67	52.83	74.93
French Polynesia	49	47.02	51.03
Micronesia	48.19	39.02	57.45
Bahamas	48.15	39.78	55.81
Marshall Islands	47.11	38.09	56.52
Kiribati	46.89	36.08	57.16
Saint Kitts and Nevis	46.65	37.59	55.1
Egypt	45.59	32.48	58.99
Kuwait	44.43	38.88	49.94
Qatar	44	40.79	52.46
Belize	43.29	33.62	53.07
United States	42.74	41.64	43.82
Saudi Arabia	42.45	38.13	48.34
Palau	42.08	39.1	45.3
Puerto Rico	42.05	36.46	47.05
Iraq	41.41	33.35	49.5
Jordan	39.93	34.2	46.1
Chile	39.67	34.1	45.17
Barbados	38.9	27.78	49.15
Palestine	38.52	29.77	47.24
Libya	37.91	28.08	47.67
Bahrain	37.25	32.91	44.32
Panama	37.06	29.88	44.23
Mexico	36.86	32.22	41.28
Argentina	36.39	35.53	37.24
Georgia	35.47	34.34	36.47
Romania	35.04	38.34	31.95
Fiji	34.9	26.62	43.22
Syria	34.7	26.71	42.7
Nicaragua	34.54	28.68	40.24
Jamaica	34.54	19.21	49.63
Turkey	34.4	26.22	42.62
New Zealand	34.28	32.99	35.55
Uruguay	34.23	31.64	36.66
Saint Lucia	34.15	20.87	47.15
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	34.11	19.23	49.55
Antigua and Barbuda	34.02	24.4	42.81
Bermuda	33.96	24.47	42.79
Paraguay	33.95	30.76	37.15
Malta	32.84	36.02	29.38
United Arab Emirates	32.63	29.02	40.8
Hungary	32.53	36.43	28.94
Oman	32.44	26.79	41.21
Costa Rica	32.29	25.55	39.04
Dominica	32.15	18.38	45.77
Brunei	32.09	30.22	34.1
Croatia	31.44	34.8	28.26
South Africa	31.35	14.5	47.35
El Salvador	31.31	23.44	38.46
Grenada	31.12	19.06	43.17
Uzbekistan	31.02	27.88	34.16
Australia	31.02	32.05	30
Lebanon	30.72	29.53	31.76
Eswatini	30.64	15.62	45.43
Honduras	30.31	23.59	37.17
Dominican Republic	30.25	24.02	36.52
Seychelles	30.19	20.58	40.88
Suriname	29.81	19.67	39.85
Bolivia	29.48	23.41	35.58
Ireland	29.27	30.7	27.86
Guyana	28.96	18.1	39.38
Trinidad and Tobago	28.9	22.99	34.64
Brazil	28.89	25.05	32.6
Greece	28.85	30.06	27.69
North Macedonia	28.41	29.11	27.72
Ecuador	28.28	23.06	33.49
Poland	28.28	32.19	24.62
Peru	28.12	23.62	32.53
Tunisia	27.71	19.92	35.3
United Kingdom	27.63	26.94	28.3
Greenland	27.58	24.37	31.14
Slovakia	27.57	31.42	23.9
Guatemala	27.57	22.62	32.42
Azerbaijan	27.33	20.39	34.1
Czech Republic	26.85	30.72	23.1
Kyrgyzstan	26.83	24.96	29.75
Canada	26.73	28.16	25.32
Lithuania	26.02	27.87	24.12
Iran	25.08	18.26	32.04
Armenia	25.06	19.81	29.36
Latvia	24.85	25.72	23.98
Mongolia	24.82	22.46	27.15
Russia	24.77	24.34	25.14
Tajikistan	24.64	20.57	28.76
Algeria	24.56	16.03	33.4
Ukraine	24.41	20.77	27.5
Colombia	24.33	18.58	29.92
Albania	24.31	22.27	26.34
Pakistan	23.69	20.49	26.94
Moldova	23.68	22.01	25.21
Cyprus	23.55	26.18	20.91
Venezuela	23.33	20.82	25.77
Solomon Islands	23.29	18.13	28.69
Israel	23.16	23.81	22.52
Serbia	23.1	26.44	20.03
Mauritania	22.97	9.25	36.15
Estonia	22.76	23.37	22.21
Cuba	22.55	19.19	25.87
Morocco	22.53	13.79	31.4
Portugal	22.52	21.97	23.02
Malaysia	22.41	17.7	27.34
Turkmenistan	22.15	19.6	24.66
Vanuatu	22.05	17.04	27.12
Belarus	22.05	20.13	23.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.97	22.41	21.55
Finland	21.97	21.88	22.07
Gabon	21.95	11.41	32.87
Iceland	21.76	23.64	19.78
Lesotho	21.74	8.82	33.91
Bulgaria	21.24	24.08	18.56
Papua New Guinea	21.15	16.61	25.99
Germany	20.99	23.08	18.96
Belgium	20.51	19.79	21.21
Slovenia	19.93	25.66	14.13
Afghanistan	19.59	14.88	24.39
Mauritius	19.59	13.07	25.93
Norway	19.53	20.93	18.1
Kazakhstan	18.99	19.07	18.92
Luxembourg	18.89	20.99	17.03
Montenegro	18.68	21.35	16.14
Botswana	18.62	8.76	28.25
Equatorial Guinea	18.62	8.08	30.4
Andorra	18.61	21.06	16.05
Maldives	17.9	13.23	24.22
Italy	17.81	17.97	17.65
Namibia	17.47	10.65	23.83
Sudan	17.45	11.74	23.16
Liberia	17.44	13.05	21.71
Sao Tome and Principe	17.16	10.06	24.22
Comoros	16.81	8.31	25.39
Cape Verde	16.35	8.79	23.82
Spain	16.15	19.39	13.03
Austria	15.67	18.81	12.62
Sweden	15.6	17.18	14
Cameroon	15.46	9.69	21.2
Thailand	15.44	12.1	18.6
Gambia	15.33	9.77	20.82
Netherlands	14.98	15.05	14.92
Somalia	14.93	6.07	23.84
Zimbabwe	14.21	5.73	21.8
Yemen	14.06	10.49	17.7
Singapore	13.97	16.09	11.65
Denmark	13.55	15.7	11.42
Ghana	13.28	5.37	21.14
Tanzania	12.95	6.73	19.02
Kenya	12.87	6.32	19.31
Nigeria	12.84	8.52	17.26
Bhutan	12.68	9.61	16.12
Switzerland	12.47	15.07	9.91
Ivory Coast	12.09	7.95	16.32
Togo	11.96	5.88	18.11
Mali	11.82	10.24	13.43
Angola	11.77	6.53	16.88
Guinea Bissau	11.72	7.86	15.48
Djibouti	11.68	6.35	16.94
Indonesia	11.52	6.53	16.58
Benin	11.51	7.41	15.62
Taiwan	11.27	12.44	10.08
Zambia	11.24	5.34	16.99
North Korea	11.06	8.65	13.42
Haiti	11.05	6.73	15.3
Sri Lanka	10.87	6.76	14.68
Mozambique	10.46	6.5	14.28
Senegal	10.25	4.06	16.23
France	10	10.18	9.82
Guinea	9.74	6.16	13.23
Central African Republic	9.57	6.33	12.81
Philippines	8.96	7.34	10.63
Republic of the Congo	8.84	4.38	13.29
South Sudan	8.79	5.32	12.19
China	8.37	8.94	7.78
Laos	8.32	6.06	10.5
Uganda	8.05	4.25	11.77
Malawi	7.87	3.21	12.28
Myanmar	7.71	5.67	9.73
India	7.51	5.38	9.78
Sierra Leone	7.32	2.79	11.86
South Korea	7.24	8.82	5.65
Nepal	7.18	4.97	9.22
Chad	7.01	7.71	6.31
Burkina Faso	6.9	4.17	9.62
DR Congo	6.89	4.38	9.35
Niger	6.21	4.51	7.95
Japan	5.57	7.63	3.63
Bangladesh	5.41	2.97	7.81
Burundi	5.27	6.36	4.2
Rwanda	4.99	1.84	8.01
Eritrea	4.94	2.93	6.89
Cambodia	4.5	3.12	5.86
Madagascar	4.45	4.63	4.26
Ethiopia	2.9	1.1	4.71
Timor Leste	2.41	1.58	3.27
Vietnam	2.04	1.97	2.11

Countries with the Highest Obesity Rate

According to the collected data, the ten countries with the highest rates of obesity among adults are Nauru, Cook Islands, Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Niue, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati, and Micronesia. Nauru sets the record for the highest adult obesity rate, with a staggering 61.0% of its population falling within this category. Following not too far behind, Cook Islands report a 55.9% obesity rate amongst adults. Third on the list is Palau, with a rate of 55.3% in adult obesity. The Marshall Islands and Tuvalu have a comparable situation, with obesity rates at 52.9% and 51.6% respectively. Niue was next, reporting a precise 50.0% obesity rate amongst adults. Rounding up the bottom four are Tonga (48.2%), Samoa (47.3%), Kiribati (46.0%), and Micronesia (45.8%). Although these nations have slightly lower rates than the others, the prevalence of obesity remains an overwhelming issue. 10 Countries with the Highest Obesity Rates:

Nauru - 61.0%
Cook Islands - 55.9%
Palau - 55.3%
Marshall Islands - 52.9%
Tuvalu - 51.6%
Niue - 50.0%
Tonga - 48.2%
Samoa - 47.3%
Kiribati - 46.0%
Micronesia - 45.8%

Countries With Lowest Obesity Rate

The ten countries with the lowest obesity rates are Vietnam, Bangladesh, Timor-Leste, India, Nepal, Japan, Ethiopia, South Korea, Eritrea, and Sri Lanka. Leading the list with the lowest rate of obesity is Vietnam, where only 2.1% of the adults have obesity. In Bangladesh, 3.6% of the adult population are reported to be obese, making it the second country with the lowest obesity rate. Timor-Leste reports an obesity rate of 3.8% among adults. India, known for its culture of Yoga and Ayurveda, has an adult obesity rate of merely 3.9%. In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese, whereas in Japan and Ethiopia, the obesity rates among adults are 4.3% and 4.5% respectively. South Korea boasts of an obesity rate as low as 4.7%. Eritrea has an adult obesity rate of 5% and lastly, having an obesity rate of 5.2%, Sri Lanka takes the tenth place in countries with the lowest obesity rates. The ten lowest obesity rates by countries is: