Obesity in men vs. women by country
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
71.4%
Naoero
Lowest
1.4%
Ethiopia
Median
19.7%
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Obesity in men vs. women is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 71.4% in Naoero; the lowest is 1.4% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.7%, and the mean is 20.6%.
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 Viet Nam (up 156.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 19.1%).
Obesity in men vs. women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoero | 71.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | American Samoa | 70.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 70.6% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 66.7% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Tonga | 63.9% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 63.2% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 57.7% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 8 | Samoa | 51.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 47.4% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 39.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Micronesia (country) | 39.5% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 12 | Qatar | 38.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bahamas | 38.8% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37.2% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 15 | Kiribati | 37.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 36.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 17 | Kuwait | 36.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 36.2% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 19 | Palau | 36.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 35.9% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 34.6% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 34.5% | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 34.4% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 34.2% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 34.2% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 33.5% | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Belize | 33.4% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 33.1% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 32.7% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 30 | New Zealand | 32.3% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 32.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 31.8% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 31.4% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 31.2% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 35 | Bahrain | 30.8% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 30.6% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 30.5% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 30.3% | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 30.0% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 40 | Lebanon | 29.4% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 29.3% | 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 | 28.8% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 28.7% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 46 | Palestine, State of | 28.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 28.3% | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Barbados | 28.0% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 27.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 27.7% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 51 | Canada | 27.5% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 27.5% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 26.1% | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 54 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.9% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 25.8% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 25.7% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 25.6% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 25.6% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 25.5% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 60 | Libya | 25.3% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 25.2% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 25.1% | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 24.9% | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.8% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 65 | Bermuda | 24.6% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 24.5% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.5% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 68 | Greenland | 24.5% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 24.2% | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 23.9% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 23.8% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 72 | Ecuador | 23.7% | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 23.6% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 74 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.4% | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 23.3% | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | 23.3% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 23.3% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 78 | Albania | 23.3% | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 23.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 22.8% | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Latvia | 22.7% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 22.7% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 22.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 84 | Germany | 22.1% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 85 | Türkiye | 21.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.7% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 21.2% | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 21.1% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 89 | Pakistan | 21.0% | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 20.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 20.5% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 20.5% | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 20.4% | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 20.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 96 | Estonia | 20.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 19.9% | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 98 | Austria | 19.8% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 99 | Belgium | 19.7% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 100 | Cuba | 19.7% | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.7% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 102 | Montenegro | 19.5% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 19.5% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 19.5% | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Ukraine | 19.4% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 106 | Grenada | 19.4% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 107 | Andorra | 18.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | Iran | 18.8% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 109 | Dominica | 18.8% | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Belarus | 18.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 111 | Tunisia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 18.7% | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Colombia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 18.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 115 | Malaysia | 18.3% | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | 18.2% | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% | 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 | 17.0% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 16.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 16.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritius | 16.0% | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Algeria | 15.6% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 15.5% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 127 | Eswatini | 15.0% | 2024 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 14.6% | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 129 | South Africa | 14.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 130 | Italy | 14.5% | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 131 | Netherlands | 14.2% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 132 | Switzerland | 13.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 13.4% | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Maldives | 13.4% | 2024 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Morocco | 13.2% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 136 | Thailand | 12.9% | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Sudan | 12.1% | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | 11.8% | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Namibia | 10.8% | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 140 | France | 10.7% | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 141 | Republic of Korea | 10.4% | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | 10.3% | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.3% | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 144 | China | 10.0% | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 9.8% | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 9.5% | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 147 | North Korea | 9.2% | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 9.0% | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | 9.0% | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 8.8% | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Botswana | 8.7% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Nigeria | 8.5% | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.5% | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.2% | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 8.1% | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Japan | 8.0% | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.8% | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Chad | 7.7% | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Philippines | 7.5% | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 7.4% | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 7.1% | 2024 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Indonesia | 7.0% | 2024 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Angola | 6.8% | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 6.7% | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.6% | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.4% | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Lesotho | 6.3% | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Congo | 6.3% | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Djibouti | 6.2% | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Guinea | 6.2% | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Togo | 6.1% | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Burundi | 6.1% | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 6.1% | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Somalia | 6.0% | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Myanmar | 5.8% | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 176 | India | 5.7% | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Mozambique | 5.7% | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Kenya | 5.6% | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Zambia | 5.6% | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Haiti | 5.5% | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Gambia | 5.4% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 182 | South Sudan | 5.3% | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Nepal | 5.1% | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 4.9% | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Ghana | 4.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Senegal | 4.7% | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Madagascar | 4.7% | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Uganda | 4.5% | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 4.4% | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.1% | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 3.6% | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Malawi | 3.3% | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 3.0% | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Bangladesh | 2.7% | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Eritrea | 2.6% | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Viet Nam | 2.3% | 2024 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Rwanda | 2.0% | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 1.7% | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.