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Definition: This entry gives 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.
Description: The map displayed here shows how Obesity - adult prevalence rate varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
Country | Obesity - adult prevalence rate (%) | Year |
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Nauru | 61 | 2016 |
Palau | 55 | 2016 |
Tuvalu | 52 | 2016 |
Tonga | 48 | 2016 |
Samoa | 47 | 2016 |
Kiribati | 46 | 2016 |
Kuwait | 38 | 2016 |
United States | 36 | 2016 |
Jordan | 36 | 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | 35 | 2016 |
Qatar | 35 | 2016 |
Libya | 33 | 2016 |
Turkey | 32 | 2016 |
Lebanon | 32 | 2016 |
Egypt | 32 | 2016 |
United Arab Emirates | 32 | 2016 |
Bahamas, The | 32 | 2016 |
New Zealand | 31 | 2016 |
Iraq | 30 | 2016 |
Fiji | 30 | 2016 |
Bahrain | 30 | 2016 |
Canada | 29 | 2016 |
Australia | 29 | 2016 |
Malta | 29 | 2016 |
Mexico | 29 | 2016 |
Argentina | 28 | 2016 |
South Africa | 28 | 2016 |
Chile | 28 | 2016 |
Dominica | 28 | 2016 |
Uruguay | 28 | 2016 |
United Kingdom | 28 | 2016 |
Syria | 28 | 2016 |
Dominican Republic | 28 | 2016 |
Algeria | 27 | 2016 |
Oman | 27 | 2016 |
Tunisia | 27 | 2016 |
Suriname | 26 | 2016 |
Hungary | 26 | 2016 |
Lithuania | 26 | 2016 |
Israel | 26 | 2016 |
Morocco | 26 | 2016 |
Czech Republic | 26 | 2016 |
Iran | 26 | 2016 |
Costa Rica | 26 | 2016 |
Andorra | 26 | 2016 |
Venezuela | 26 | 2016 |
Ireland | 25 | 2016 |
Vanuatu | 25 | 2016 |
Bulgaria | 25 | 2016 |
Greece | 25 | 2016 |
Jamaica | 25 | 2016 |
El Salvador | 25 | 2016 |
Cuba | 25 | 2016 |
Belarus | 25 | 2016 |
Croatia | 24 | 2016 |
Belize | 24 | 2016 |
Ukraine | 24 | 2016 |
Spain | 24 | 2016 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 | 2016 |
Nicaragua | 24 | 2016 |
Latvia | 24 | 2016 |
Montenegro | 23 | 2016 |
Norway | 23 | 2016 |
Poland | 23 | 2016 |
Russia | 23 | 2016 |
Barbados | 23 | 2016 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23 | 2016 |
Haiti | 23 | 2016 |
Panama | 23 | 2016 |
Luxembourg | 23 | 2016 |
Romania | 23 | 2016 |
Solomon Islands | 23 | 2016 |
Macedonia | 22 | 2016 |
Germany | 22 | 2016 |
Colombia | 22 | 2016 |
Finland | 22 | 2016 |
Brazil | 22 | 2016 |
Belgium | 22 | 2016 |
Iceland | 22 | 2016 |
Albania | 22 | 2016 |
Georgia | 22 | 2016 |
France | 22 | 2016 |
Serbia | 22 | 2016 |
Honduras | 21 | 2016 |
Grenada | 21 | 2016 |
Papua New Guinea | 21 | 2016 |
Guatemala | 21 | 2016 |
Estonia | 21 | 2016 |
Kazakhstan | 21 | 2016 |
Portugal | 21 | 2016 |
Mongolia | 21 | 2016 |
Sweden | 21 | 2016 |
Slovakia | 21 | 2016 |
Netherlands | 20 | 2016 |
Paraguay | 20 | 2016 |
Guyana | 20 | 2016 |
Armenia | 20 | 2016 |
Bolivia | 20 | 2016 |
Slovenia | 20 | 2016 |
Austria | 20 | 2016 |
Azerbaijan | 20 | 2016 |
Ecuador | 20 | 2016 |
Italy | 20 | 2016 |
Peru | 20 | 2016 |
Denmark | 20 | 2016 |
Saint Lucia | 20 | 2016 |
Switzerland | 20 | 2016 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 19 | 2016 |
Botswana | 19 | 2016 |
Moldova | 19 | 2016 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 2016 |
Turkmenistan | 19 | 2016 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 2016 |
Namibia | 17 | 2016 |
Yemen | 17 | 2016 |
Uzbekistan | 17 | 2016 |
Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 2016 |
Lesotho | 17 | 2016 |
Swaziland | 17 | 2016 |
Malaysia | 16 | 2016 |
Zimbabwe | 16 | 2016 |
Gabon | 15 | 2016 |
Tajikistan | 14 | 2016 |
Brunei | 14 | 2016 |
Seychelles | 14 | 2016 |
Djibouti | 14 | 2016 |
Mauritania | 13 | 2016 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 12 | 2016 |
Cape Verde | 12 | 2016 |
Cameroon | 11 | 2016 |
Ghana | 11 | 2016 |
Mauritius | 11 | 2016 |
Gambia, The | 10 | 2016 |
Thailand | 10 | 2016 |
Liberia | 10 | 2016 |
Benin | 10 | 2016 |
Congo, Republic of the | 10 | 2016 |
Guinea-Bissau | 10 | 2016 |
Nigeria | 9 | 2016 |
Senegal | 9 | 2016 |
Sierra Leone | 9 | 2016 |
Pakistan | 9 | 2016 |
Mali | 9 | 2016 |
Togo | 8 | 2016 |
Tanzania | 8 | 2016 |
Somalia | 8 | 2016 |
Angola | 8 | 2016 |
Zambia | 8 | 2016 |
Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 2016 |
Comoros | 8 | 2016 |
Guinea | 8 | 2016 |
Central African Republic | 8 | 2016 |
Mozambique | 7 | 2016 |
Kenya | 7 | 2016 |
Indonesia | 7 | 2016 |
Korea, North | 7 | 2016 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7 | 2016 |
Sudan | 7 | 2014 |
Bhutan | 6 | 2016 |
Philippines | 6 | 2016 |
China | 6 | 2016 |
Chad | 6 | 2016 |
Singapore | 6 | 2016 |
Burma | 6 | 2016 |
Rwanda | 6 | 2016 |
Malawi | 6 | 2016 |
Burkina Faso | 6 | 2016 |
Niger | 6 | 2016 |
Afghanistan | 6 | 2016 |
Burundi | 5 | 2016 |
Madagascar | 5 | 2016 |
Laos | 5 | 2016 |
Uganda | 5 | 2016 |
Sri Lanka | 5 | 2016 |
Eritrea | 5 | 2016 |
Korea, South | 5 | 2016 |
Ethiopia | 5 | 2016 |
Japan | 4 | 2016 |
Nepal | 4 | 2016 |
India | 4 | 2016 |
Cambodia | 4 | 2016 |
East Timor | 4 | 2016 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 2016 |
Vietnam | 2 | 2016 |