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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
