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Obesity (adults) by country

Share of adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more (age-standardised).

In % of adults. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Obesity (adults) (% of adults). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of adults, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1EgyptAfrica · 202443.9
  2. 2QatarMiddle East · 202442.0
  3. 3USNorth America · 202441.0
  4. 4Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202440.1
  5. 5IraqMiddle East · 202439.7
  6. 6PalestineMiddle East · 202437.4
  7. 7MexicoLatin America · 202437.4
  8. 8JordanMiddle East · 202435.4
  9. 9New ZealandAPAC · 202434.0
  10. 10SyriaMiddle East · 202433.0
  11. 11South AfricaAfrica · 202431.8
  12. 12UAEMiddle East · 202431.6
  13. 13LebanonMiddle East · 202430.7
  14. 14AustraliaAPAC · 202430.6
  15. 15BrazilLatin America · 202430.1
  16. 16EcuadorLatin America · 202428.9
  17. 17UKEurope · 202427.4
  18. 18CanadaNorth America · 202426.0
  19. 19PakistanAPAC · 202424.5
  20. 20MalaysiaAPAC · 202423.3
  21. 21MoroccoAfrica · 202421.6
  22. 22GermanyEurope · 202420.6
  23. 23AfghanistanAPAC · 202420.6
  24. 24SudanAfrica · 202417.8
  25. 25RussiaEurope · 202417.6
  26. 26SingaporeAPAC · 202417.0
  27. 27ThailandAPAC · 202416.4
  28. 28SpainEurope · 202415.3
  29. 29GhanaAfrica · 202414.5
  30. 30ItalyEurope · 202414.0
  31. 31NigeriaAfrica · 202413.7
  32. 32YemenMiddle East · 202413.3
  33. 33MaliAfrica · 202413.3
  34. 34IndonesiaAPAC · 202411.8
  35. 35ZambiaAfrica · 202411.6
  36. 36TanzaniaAfrica · 202411.5
  37. 37KenyaAfrica · 202411.3
  38. 38FranceEurope · 202411.2
  39. 39HaitiLatin America · 202411.1
  40. 40MozambiqueAfrica · 202410.6
  41. 41PhilippinesAPAC · 20249.6
  42. 42UgandaAfrica · 20249.5
  43. 43ChinaAPAC · 20249.3
  44. 44MyanmarAPAC · 20248.1
  45. 45IndiaAPAC · 20248.0
  46. 46MalawiAfrica · 20248.0
  47. 47NepalAPAC · 20248.0
  48. 48Burkina FasoAfrica · 20247.7
  49. 49NigerAfrica · 20246.8
  50. 50DR CongoAfrica · 20246.7
  51. 51JapanAPAC · 20245.9
  52. 52BangladeshAPAC · 20245.8
  53. 53EthiopiaAfrica · 20242.9

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Obesity (adults) (% of adults), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Obesity (adults) by country, latest year. Data: World Health Organization. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/obesity-who

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