Adult obesity vs protein by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
75.81
American Samoa
Lowest
2.49
Viet Nam
Median
24.49
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Adult obesity vs protein is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 75.81 in American Samoa; the lowest is 2.49 in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.49, and the mean is 25.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 191 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 150.5%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 16.3%).
Adult obesity vs protein: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 75.81 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 72.42 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Tonga | 72.26 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 2 | Tokelau | 70.01 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 3 | Naoero | 71.45 | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 3 | Niue | 66.25 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 64.67 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 5 | Samoa | 63.17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 6 | French Polynesia | 49.5 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bahamas | 48.41 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.88 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 9 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 46.82 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Kiribati | 45.3 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 43.22 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 42.84 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 42.35 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 14 | Palau | 42.08 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 41.86 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 41.83 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Kuwait | 41.32 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 41.15 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 41.1 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 40.12 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 21 | Barbados | 39.64 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 22 | Fiji | 39.29 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 39.21 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 38.06 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 37.76 | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.72 | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 37.68 | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 37.39 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 36.91 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 36.83 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 36.46 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 36.31 | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 33 | Jamaica | 35.69 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 34 | Bahrain | 35.54 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.41 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 35.35 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 35.02 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 38 | Seychelles | 34.85 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 39 | Bermuda | 34.81 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 34.72 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 34.21 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 33.99 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 33.69 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 33.53 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 33.37 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 33.3 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 33.23 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 33.22 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Dominica | 32.95 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 32.37 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.96 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Grenada | 31.87 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 31.63 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 54 | Lebanon | 31.48 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 31.41 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 56 | South Africa | 31.3 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 31.2 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 58 | Brazil | 30.89 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 30.84 | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Suriname | 30.77 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 30.68 | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 30.61 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 30.58 | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Türkiye | 30.48 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 65 | Slovakia | 30.29 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 30.28 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.93 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 68 | Guyana | 29.77 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 69 | Oman | 29.41 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 70 | Greenland | 29.28 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 29.26 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 72 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 29.24 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 73 | Peru | 29.11 | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.83 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 28.73 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 28.57 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 77 | Latvia | 27.87 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 27.77 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 79 | Tunisia | 27.67 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 27.6 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 27.27 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 82 | Canada | 27.11 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 83 | Eswatini | 27.06 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 27.02 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 85 | Guatemala | 26.68 | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Finland | 26.24 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 87 | Lithuania | 26.12 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 88 | Belarus | 26.1 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.08 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 90 | Poland | 25.9 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 91 | Iran | 25.7 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 92 | Serbia | 25.6 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 93 | Mongolia | 25.52 | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Colombia | 25.27 | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 25.05 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 24.95 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 97 | Germany | 24.49 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 24.27 | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 23.97 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 100 | Cyprus | 23.69 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 23.61 | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Pakistan | 23.53 | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Iceland | 23.51 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 104 | Israel | 23.25 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 105 | Portugal | 22.98 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 106 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.97 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium | 22.88 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 22.8 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 22.44 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritania | 22.1 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 111 | Morocco | 21.97 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 112 | Gabon | 21.78 | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 21.6 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.54 | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 115 | Russia | 21.25 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 21.22 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritius | 21.11 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 21.03 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | 20.89 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 20.88 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 121 | Norway | 20.7 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 122 | Montenegro | 20.56 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 123 | Lesotho | 20.24 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 124 | Andorra | 19.55 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 125 | Spain | 18.94 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.8 | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 18.77 | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Sweden | 18.67 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 129 | Austria | 18.28 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 130 | Maldives | 18.15 | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Botswana | 18.09 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 132 | Italy | 17.9 | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 133 | Netherlands | 16.93 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 134 | Singapore | 16.76 | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 16.71 | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | 16.66 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 16.53 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.32 | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Sudan | 16.13 | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Comoros | 16.11 | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | 15.51 | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Denmark | 15.23 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 143 | Cameroon | 14.59 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Ghana | 13.8 | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 13.14 | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 146 | Bhutan | 13.04 | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Somalia | 13.02 | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Switzerland | 12.85 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 149 | France | 12.52 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 12.2 | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 12.06 | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Nigeria | 12.06 | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Indonesia | 12.03 | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Angola | 11.78 | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mali | 11.6 | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Yemen | 11.57 | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Congo | 11.53 | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.41 | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | 11.19 | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 11.19 | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 11.15 | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Benin | 10.91 | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Haiti | 10.72 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 165 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 10.47 | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Kenya | 10.39 | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Senegal | 10.25 | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Zambia | 10.05 | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Philippines | 9.66 | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Guinea | 9.37 | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Mozambique | 9.36 | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 172 | China (People’s Republic of) | 9.07 | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.98 | 2024 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 8.86 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Myanmar | 8.29 | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 176 | South Sudan | 8.17 | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Uganda | 8.17 | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 178 | India | 7.98 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Nepal | 7.68 | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Korea | 7.5 | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 7.32 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 6.99 | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 6.7 | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Chad | 6.32 | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Niger | 6.01 | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.86 | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Bangladesh | 5.73 | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Rwanda | 5.21 | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Japan | 5.19 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 190 | Cambodia | 4.93 | 2024 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Burundi | 4.7 | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Madagascar | 4.07 | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Eritrea | 3.72 | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 3.29 | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia | 2.53 | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Viet Nam | 2.49 | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |