Obesity prevalence adults who gho by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
75.86
American Samoa
Lowest
2.4
Viet Nam
Median
22.31
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Obesity prevalence adults who gho is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 75.86 in American Samoa; the lowest is 2.4 in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.31, and the mean is 24.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 184 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 140.4%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 21.5%).
Obesity prevalence adults who gho: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 75.86 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 72.36 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 2 | Tonga | 73.81 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 2 | Tokelau | 70.69 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | Naoero | 71.39 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 3 | Niue | 66.89 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 65.09 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Samoa | 64.28 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 6 | French Polynesia | 49.15 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 7 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 48.65 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 8 | Bahamas | 48.28 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.72 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 10 | Kiribati | 45.59 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 43.93 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 12 | Belize | 43.42 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 42.39 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 14 | Qatar | 42.04 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 41.97 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 40.96 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 17 | Palau | 40.51 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 40.46 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 19 | Kuwait | 40.42 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 40.1 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 39.69 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 22 | Barbados | 39.41 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 23 | Fiji | 39.04 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 37.72 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 25 | Palestine, State of | 37.4 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 37.36 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 37.2 | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.05 | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Georgia | 35.71 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 35.35 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Jamaica | 35.19 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 34.95 | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bahrain | 34.93 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 34.9 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 34.78 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 34.68 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.6 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.58 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 39 | Bermuda | 34.1 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 34.02 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 41 | Seychelles | 33.85 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 42 | Libya | 33.66 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.99 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 32.7 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 45 | Dominica | 32.46 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 32.42 | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 32.16 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 31.78 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 31.76 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 31.61 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 51 | Grenada | 31.51 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 31.36 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 31.23 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.9 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 55 | Suriname | 30.79 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 30.78 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 30.77 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 58 | Lebanon | 30.74 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 59 | Malta | 30.62 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Australia | 30.59 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 61 | Oman | 30.46 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 30.14 | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 63 | Guyana | 30.13 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 64 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.7 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 65 | Eswatini | 29.6 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 29.15 | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 28.93 | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 68 | Türkiye | 28.77 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 69 | Greenland | 28.05 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 27.99 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 27.98 | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Ireland | 27.88 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 27.55 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 27.43 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27.38 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 26.83 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 77 | Czechia | 26.33 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 26.08 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 79 | Slovakia | 26.08 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 80 | Canada | 25.98 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 81 | Mongolia | 25.1 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 24.98 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 24.9 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 84 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.56 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 85 | Pakistan | 24.52 | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Finland | 24.2 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 24.12 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritania | 24.09 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 23.57 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 90 | Malaysia | 23.33 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 23.07 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.99 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 93 | Cuba | 22.98 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 94 | Ukraine | 22.81 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 95 | Gabon | 22.67 | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 22.57 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 97 | Latvia | 22.31 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 22.29 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 99 | Israel | 22.23 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 100 | Lesotho | 22.22 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 22.22 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 102 | Iceland | 22.2 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.03 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 21.84 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 21.83 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 106 | Poland | 21.8 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 107 | Morocco | 21.56 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 108 | Cyprus | 21.56 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Lithuania | 21.31 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 21.1 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 111 | Mauritius | 21.06 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.97 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 113 | Belgium | 20.85 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus | 20.64 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 115 | Germany | 20.64 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 20.57 | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 20.32 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 118 | Estonia | 20.32 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 119 | Norway | 20.19 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 19.79 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 121 | Slovenia | 19.78 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.2 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 19.05 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 124 | Namibia | 18.26 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 125 | Portugal | 18.07 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.92 | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Maldives | 17.86 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Sudan | 17.79 | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 17.78 | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 17.61 | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 131 | Sweden | 17.51 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 132 | Andorra | 17.11 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 133 | Montenegro | 17.1 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 134 | Singapore | 16.99 | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Comoros | 16.77 | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 16.73 | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Austria | 16.53 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 138 | Thailand | 16.36 | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | 16.04 | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Spain | 15.31 | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 141 | Somalia | 14.91 | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 14.71 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 143 | Netherlands | 14.69 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 144 | Ghana | 14.55 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | 14.33 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 146 | Italy | 13.99 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 147 | Nigeria | 13.67 | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Togo | 13.39 | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | 13.32 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 13.29 | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Bhutan | 13.07 | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.79 | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.71 | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Angola | 12.69 | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 12.39 | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Benin | 12.25 | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | 12.2 | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 11.95 | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Indonesia | 11.8 | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Djibouti | 11.65 | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Senegal | 11.59 | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Zambia | 11.58 | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.51 | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Switzerland | 11.29 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 165 | Kenya | 11.28 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 11.22 | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 167 | France | 11.19 | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 168 | Haiti | 11.14 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 10.93 | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Mozambique | 10.65 | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea | 10.61 | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Philippines | 9.62 | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Uganda | 9.47 | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 174 | China | 9.29 | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.18 | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 176 | South Sudan | 8.88 | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Republic of Korea | 8.37 | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 8.19 | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Myanmar | 8.13 | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 180 | India | 8.01 | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Malawi | 8 | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Nepal | 7.96 | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 7.69 | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Chad | 7.4 | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Niger | 6.77 | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.69 | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Japan | 5.9 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 188 | Bangladesh | 5.75 | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Rwanda | 5.58 | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Burundi | 5.18 | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 4.92 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Madagascar | 4.51 | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Eritrea | 4.33 | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 3.61 | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia | 2.92 | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Viet Nam | 2.4 | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |