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Percentage of adults having a Body Mass Index greater to or equal to 30 in the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(percent)
Date
1Nauru61.02016
2Cook Islands55.92016
3Palau55.32016
4Marshall Islands52.92016
5Tuvalu51.62016
6Niue50.02016
7Tonga48.22016
8Samoa47.32016
9Kiribati46.02016
10Micronesia45.82016
11Kuwait37.92016
12United States of America36.22016
13Jordan35.52016
14Saudi Arabia35.42016
15Qatar35.12016
16Libya32.52016
17Turkey32.12016
18Egypt32.02016
18Lebanon32.02016
20United Arab Emirates31.72016
21Bahamas31.62016
22New Zealand30.82016
23Iraq30.42016
24Fiji30.22016
25Bahrain29.82016
26Canada29.42016
27Australia29.02016
28Malta28.92016
28Mexico28.92016
30Argentina28.32016
30South Africa28.32016
32Chile28.02016
33Dominica27.92016
33Uruguay27.92016
35United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland27.82016
35Syria27.82016
37Dominican Republic27.62016
38Algeria27.42016
39Oman27.02016
40Tunisia26.92016
41Hungary26.42016
41Suriname26.42016
43Lithuania26.32016
44Israel26.12016
44Morocco26.12016
46Czech Republic26.02016
47Iran25.82016
48Costa Rica25.72016
49Andorra25.62016
49Venezuela25.62016
51Ireland25.32016
52Vanuatu25.22016
53Bulgaria25.02016
54Greece24.92016
55Jamaica24.72016
56Cuba24.62016
56El Salvador24.62016
58Belarus24.52016
59Croatia24.42016
60Belize24.12016
60Ukraine24.12016
62Spain23.82016
63Nicaragua23.72016
63Saint Vincent and the Grenadines23.72016
65Latvia23.62016
66Montenegro23.32016
67Barbados23.12016
67Norway23.12016
67Poland23.12016
67Russia23.12016
71Saint Kitts and Nevis22.92016
72Haiti22.72016
72Panama22.72016
74Luxembourg22.62016
75Romania22.52016
75Solomon Islands22.52016
77North Macedonia22.42016
78Colombia22.32016
78Germany22.32016
80Finland22.22016
81Belgium22.12016
81Brazil22.12016
83Iceland21.92016
84Cyprus21.82016
85Albania21.72016
85Georgia21.72016
87France21.62016
88Serbia21.52016
89Honduras21.42016
90Grenada21.32016
90Papua New Guinea21.32016
92Estonia21.22016
92Guatemala21.22016
94Kazakhstan21.02016
95Portugal20.82016
96Mongolia20.62016
96Sweden20.62016
98Slovakia20.52016
99Netherlands20.42016
100Paraguay20.32016
101Armenia20.22016
101Bolivia20.22016
101Guyana20.22016
101Slovenia20.22016
105Austria20.12016
106Azerbaijan19.92016
106Ecuador19.92016
106Italy19.92016
109Denmark19.72016
109Peru19.72016
109Saint Lucia19.72016
112Switzerland19.52016
113Antigua and Barbuda18.92016
113Botswana18.92016
113Moldova18.92016
116Trinidad and Tobago18.62016
116Turkmenistan18.62016
118Bosnia and Herzegovina17.92016
119Namibia17.22016
120Yemen17.12016
121Kyrgyzstan16.62016
121Lesotho16.62016
121Uzbekistan16.62016
124Eswatini16.52016
125Malaysia15.62016
126Zimbabwe15.52016
127Gabon15.02016
128Tajikistan14.22016
129Brunei14.12016
130Seychelles14.02016
131Djibouti13.52016
132Mauritania12.72016
133São Tomé and Príncipe12.42016
134Cape Verde11.82016
135Cameroon11.42016
136Ghana10.92016
137Mauritius10.82016
138Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)10.32016
138Gambia10.32016
140Thailand10.02016
141Liberia9.92016
142Benin9.62016
142Congo (Republic)9.62016
144Guinea-Bissau9.52016
145Nigeria8.92016
146Senegal8.82016
147Sierra Leone8.72016
148Maldives8.62016
148Mali8.62016
148Pakistan8.62016
151Tanzania8.42016
151Togo8.42016
153Somalia8.32016
154Angola8.22016
155Zambia8.12016
156Equatorial Guinea8.02016
157Comoros7.82016
158Guinea7.72016
159Central African Republic7.52016
160Mozambique7.22016
161Kenya7.12016
162Indonesia6.92016
163Korea (North)6.82016
164Congo (Democratic Republic)6.72016
165South Sudan6.62014
165Sudan6.62014
167Bhutan6.42016
167Philippines6.42016
169China6.22016
170Chad6.12016
170Singapore6.12016
172Malawi5.82016
172Myanmar (Burma)5.82016
172Rwanda5.82016
175Burkina Faso5.62016
176Afghanistan5.52016
176Niger5.52016
178Burundi5.42016
179Laos5.32016
179Madagascar5.32016
179Uganda5.32016
182Sri Lanka5.22016
183Eritrea5.02016
184Korea (South)4.72016
185Ethiopia4.52016
186Japan4.32016
187Nepal4.12016
188Cambodia3.92016
188India3.92016
190East Timor3.82016
191Bangladesh3.62016
192Vietnam2.12016
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No information is available for non-listed countries.

The page reports the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-03)