Obesity in men vs obesity in women by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
71.35
Nauru
Lowest
1.39
Ethiopia
Median
19.67
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Obesity in men vs obesity in women is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 71.35 in Nauru; the lowest is 1.39 in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.67, and the mean is 20.56.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 187 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 156.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 19.1%).
Obesity in men vs obesity in women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 71.35 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | American Samoa | 70.59 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 70.57 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 66.74 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Tonga | 63.94 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 63.21 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 57.68 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 8 | Samoa | 51.71 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 47.45 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 39.57 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Micronesia (country) | 39.53 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 12 | Qatar | 38.84 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bahamas | 38.8 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37.22 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 15 | Kiribati | 37.15 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 36.49 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 17 | Kuwait | 36.39 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 36.16 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 19 | Palau | 36.02 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 35.93 | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 34.55 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 34.51 | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 34.42 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 34.18 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 34.16 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 26 | Brunei | 33.46 | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Belize | 33.35 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 33.08 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 32.67 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 30 | New Zealand | 32.34 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 32.1 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 31.78 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 31.44 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 31.23 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 35 | Bahrain | 30.82 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 30.64 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 30.47 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 30.32 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 30.02 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 40 | Lebanon | 29.39 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 29.26 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 42 | Jordan | 29.2 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 43 | Fiji | 28.8 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 28.76 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 28.74 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 46 | Palestine | 28.34 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 28.28 | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Barbados | 28 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 27.82 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 27.7 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 51 | Canada | 27.53 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 27.51 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 26.05 | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 25.86 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 25.77 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 25.72 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 25.57 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 25.56 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 25.54 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 60 | Libya | 25.32 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 25.17 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 25.08 | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 24.93 | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.81 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 65 | Bermuda | 24.57 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 24.51 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.46 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 68 | Greenland | 24.46 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 24.16 | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 23.94 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 23.8 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 72 | Ecuador | 23.71 | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 23.6 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 74 | Bolivia | 23.38 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 23.33 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | 23.32 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 23.26 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 78 | Albania | 23.26 | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 23.15 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 22.78 | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Latvia | 22.73 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 22.7 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 22.26 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 84 | Germany | 22.13 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 85 | Turkey | 21.91 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.74 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 21.18 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 21.07 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 89 | Pakistan | 21.05 | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 20.82 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 91 | Moldova | 20.82 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 20.54 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 20.5 | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 20.36 | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela | 20.24 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 96 | Estonia | 20.12 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 19.9 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 98 | Austria | 19.76 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 99 | Belgium | 19.72 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 100 | Cuba | 19.67 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.66 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 102 | Montenegro | 19.55 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 19.5 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 19.46 | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Ukraine | 19.38 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 106 | Grenada | 19.38 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 107 | Andorra | 18.82 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | Iran | 18.81 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 109 | Dominica | 18.78 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Belarus | 18.77 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 111 | Tunisia | 18.7 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 18.69 | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Colombia | 18.67 | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 18.5 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 115 | Malaysia | 18.25 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | 18.21 | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.99 | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 17.9 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 119 | Spain | 17.5 | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 17.4 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 121 | Portugal | 16.96 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 122 | Russia | 16.58 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 16.24 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritius | 15.97 | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Algeria | 15.56 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 15.46 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 127 | Eswatini | 15.02 | 2024 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 14.62 | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 129 | South Africa | 14.51 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 130 | Italy | 14.49 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 131 | Netherlands | 14.21 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 132 | Switzerland | 13.59 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 13.4 | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Maldives | 13.37 | 2024 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Morocco | 13.16 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 136 | Thailand | 12.94 | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Sudan | 12.12 | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | 11.78 | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Namibia | 10.76 | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 140 | France | 10.75 | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 141 | South Korea | 10.43 | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | 10.28 | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.25 | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 144 | China | 9.98 | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 9.83 | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 9.55 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 147 | North Korea | 9.18 | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 9.03 | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | 8.98 | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 8.8 | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Botswana | 8.67 | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Nigeria | 8.48 | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.46 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.18 | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 8.09 | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Japan | 8.03 | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.78 | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Chad | 7.65 | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Philippines | 7.51 | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 7.43 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 7.09 | 2024 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Indonesia | 7.01 | 2024 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Angola | 6.78 | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 6.68 | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Laos | 6.65 | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Tanzania | 6.41 | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Lesotho | 6.26 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Congo | 6.25 | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Djibouti | 6.25 | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Guinea | 6.19 | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Togo | 6.15 | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Burundi | 6.14 | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 6.07 | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Somalia | 6.01 | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Myanmar | 5.84 | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 176 | India | 5.74 | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Mozambique | 5.74 | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Kenya | 5.57 | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Zambia | 5.55 | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Haiti | 5.52 | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Gambia | 5.39 | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 182 | South Sudan | 5.27 | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Nepal | 5.13 | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 4.86 | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Ghana | 4.8 | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Senegal | 4.69 | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Madagascar | 4.69 | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Uganda | 4.48 | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 4.42 | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.14 | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 3.57 | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Malawi | 3.27 | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 3.01 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Bangladesh | 2.72 | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Eritrea | 2.65 | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Vietnam | 2.29 | 2024 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Rwanda | 2.03 | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 198 | East Timor | 1.72 | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 1.39 | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |