The share of adults with a body-mass index of 30 or more. The Pacific islands top the world; the link to national wealth is real, up to a point.
143 countries · source: World Bank Open Data · years 2001–2017 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 62.0 | 2004 |
| 2 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 55.5 | 2002 |
| 3 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.2 | 2007 |
| 4 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.4 | 2006 |
| 5 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.4 | 2012 |
| 6 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 40.4 | 2010 |
| 7 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40.1 | 2014 |
| 8 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 39.8 | 2004 |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.8 | 2012 |
| 10 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.6 | 2014 |
| 11 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.3 | 2007 |
| 12 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.4 | 2007 |
| 13 | Bermuda | North America | 34.7 | 2014 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 34.3 | 2013 |
| 15 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.1 | 2015 |
| 16 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 33.1 | 2016 |
| 17 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32.0 | 2011 |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 31.9 | 2002 |
| 19 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.8 | 2012 |
| 20 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 31.4 | 2015 |
| 21 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.1 | 2013 |
| 22 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.8 | 2009 |
| 23 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 29.8 | 2017 |
| 24 | United States | North America | 29.8 | 2012 |
| 25 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.6 | 2006 |
| 26 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.4 | 2002 |
| 27 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.9 | 2007 |
| 28 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.6 | 2008 |
| 29 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 26.3 | 2014 |
| 30 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.3 | 2014 |
| 31 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.3 | 2014 |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.5 | 2011 |
| 33 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.3 | 2010 |
| 34 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 25.2 | 2016 |
| 35 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.0 | 2013 |
| 36 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 24.8 | 2014 |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 24.0 | 2006 |
| 38 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 23.9 | 2014 |
| 39 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 23.7 | 2014 |
| 40 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 23.1 | 2012 |
| 41 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 23.1 | 2013 |
| 42 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 22.6 | 2014 |
| 43 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 21.5 | 2014 |
| 44 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.4 | 2014 |
| 45 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 21.2 | 2015 |
| 46 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.2 | 2005 |
| 47 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 20.8 | 2014 |
| 48 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.7 | 2008 |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 20.5 | 2014 |
| 50 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.1 | 2010 |
| 51 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9 | 2014 |
| 52 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 19.9 | 2014 |
| 53 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9 | 2012 |
| 54 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 19.9 | 2014 |
| 55 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 19.7 | 2014 |
| 56 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 19.7 | 2013 |
| 57 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 19.5 | 2016 |
| 58 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 18.7 | 2014 |
| 59 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 18.6 | 2011 |
| 60 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.1 | 2011 |
| 61 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 18.1 | 2002 |
| 62 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 17.9 | 2014 |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.9 | 2003 |
| 64 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 17.7 | 2014 |
| 65 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 17.6 | 2014 |
| 66 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 17.3 | 2015 |
| 67 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 17.3 | 2014 |
| 68 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 16.6 | 2012 |
| 69 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 16.3 | 2014 |
| 70 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.2 | 2009 |
| 71 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.3 | 2003 |
| 72 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.3 | 2009 |
| 73 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.2 | 2011 |
| 74 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.1 | 2007 |
| 75 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 15.1 | 2015 |
| 76 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 14.9 | 2013 |
| 77 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.9 | 2002 |
| 78 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.6 | 2014 |
| 79 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.5 | 2003 |
| 80 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 14.3 | 2014 |
| 81 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.9 | 2011 |
| 82 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.8 | 2002 |
| 83 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 13.4 | 2002 |
| 84 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 12.8 | 2006 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.7 | 2003 |
| 86 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.2 | 2010 |
| 87 | Maldives | South Asia | 11.6 | 2011 |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6 | 2008 |
| 89 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 11.4 | 2015 |
| 90 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2003 |
| 91 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2002 |
| 92 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.8 | 2003 |
| 93 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2011 |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.6 | 2007 |
| 95 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.4 | 2004 |
| 96 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.2 | 2003 |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1 | 2002 |
| 98 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 | 2003 |
| 99 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 | 2003 |
| 100 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.8 | 2003 |
| 101 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.6 | 2003 |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.6 | 2003 |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 | 2011 |
| 104 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4 | 2014 |
| 105 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3 | 2011 |
| 106 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1 | 2003 |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 9.0 | 2003 |
| 108 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.0 | 2015 |
| 109 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8 | 2004 |
| 110 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8 | 2012 |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.1 | 2005 |
| 112 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.1 | 2003 |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.8 | 2009 |
| 114 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.3 | 2015 |
| 115 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.3 | 2010 |
| 116 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0 | 2005 |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 6.9 | 2007 |
| 118 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.9 | 2003 |
| 119 | Bhutan | South Asia | 6.5 | 2014 |
| 120 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3 | 2015 |
| 121 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1 | 2010 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 6.0 | 2015 |
| 123 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8 | 2003 |
| 124 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 5.5 | 2014 |
| 125 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3 | 2009 |
| 126 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.7 | 2009 |
| 127 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.7 | 2014 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5 | 2013 |
| 129 | Nepal | South Asia | 4.0 | 2012 |
| 130 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4 | 2007 |
| 131 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 2.9 | 2011 |
| 132 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6 | 2012 |
| 133 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5 | 2011 |
| 134 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5 | 2011 |
| 135 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.4 | 2001 |
| 136 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.3 | 2005 |
| 137 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 2.2 | 2003 |
| 138 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.9 | 2010 |
| 139 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7 | 2011 |
| 140 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7 | 2015 |
| 141 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3 | 2015 |
| 142 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3 | 2003 |
| 143 | India | South Asia | 1.2 | 2003 |