COUNTRY COMPARISON :: OBESITY - ADULT PREVALENCE RATE
Obesity - adult prevalence rate gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese.
| Rank | Country | (%) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 74.60 | 2007 |
| 2 | Nauru | 71.10 | 2008 |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 63.70 | 2008 |
| 4 | Tokelau | 63.40 | 2007 |
| 5 | Tonga | 57.60 | 2008 |
| 6 | Samoa | 54.10 | 2008 |
| 7 | Palau | 48.90 | 2008 |
| 8 | Kiribati | 46.00 | 2008 |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 45.40 | 2008 |
| 10 | Kuwait | 42.00 | 2008 |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40.70 | 2008 |
| 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 40.60 | 2008 |
| 13 | Bahamas, The | 34.70 | 2008 |
| 14 | Barbados | 34.70 | 2008 |
| 15 | Belize | 33.70 | 2008 |
| 16 | Qatar | 33.20 | 2008 |
| 17 | Egypt | 33.10 | 2008 |
| 18 | United States | 33.00 | 2008 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 33.00 | 2008 |
| 20 | Bahrain | 32.90 | 2008 |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 32.70 | 2008 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 32.70 | 2008 |
| 23 | Mexico | 32.10 | 2008 |
| 24 | South Africa | 31.30 | 2008 |
| 25 | Fiji | 30.60 | 2008 |
| 26 | Venezuela | 30.30 | 2008 |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 30.00 | 2008 |
| 28 | Jordan | 30.00 | 2008 |
| 29 | Argentina | 29.70 | 2008 |
| 30 | Chile | 29.40 | 2008 |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.30 | 2008 |
| 32 | Malta | 28.80 | 2008 |
| 33 | Slovenia | 28.60 | 2008 |
| 34 | New Zealand | 28.30 | 2008 |
| 35 | Libya | 27.80 | 2008 |
| 36 | Turkey | 27.80 | 2008 |
| 37 | Hungary | 27.60 | 2008 |
| 38 | Lithuania | 27.60 | 2008 |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 27.50 | 2008 |
| 40 | Lebanon | 27.40 | 2008 |
| 41 | Syria | 27.10 | 2008 |
| 42 | Iraq | 27.00 | 2008 |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 26.90 | 2008 |
| 44 | Australia | 26.80 | 2008 |
| 45 | Spain | 26.60 | 2008 |
| 46 | Russia | 26.50 | 2008 |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.50 | 2008 |
| 48 | Canada | 26.20 | 2008 |
| 49 | Israel | 26.20 | 2008 |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 26.00 | 2008 |
| 51 | El Salvador | 25.80 | 2008 |
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.60 | 2008 |
| 53 | Cyprus | 25.50 | 2008 |
| 54 | Slovakia | 25.40 | 2008 |
| 55 | Panama | 25.40 | 2008 |
| 56 | Poland | 25.30 | 2008 |
| 57 | Ireland | 25.20 | 2008 |
| 58 | Andorra | 25.20 | 2008 |
| 59 | Germany | 25.10 | 2008 |
| 60 | Suriname | 25.10 | 2008 |
| 61 | Dominica | 24.90 | 2008 |
| 62 | Latvia | 24.90 | 2008 |
| 63 | Serbia | 24.80 | 2008 |
| 64 | Uruguay | 24.80 | 2008 |
| 65 | Belarus | 24.30 | 2008 |
| 66 | Croatia | 24.20 | 2008 |
| 67 | Jamaica | 24.10 | 2008 |
| 68 | Armenia | 24.00 | 2008 |
| 69 | Portugal | 24.00 | 2008 |
| 70 | Seychelles | 23.90 | 2008 |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 23.80 | 2008 |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 23.70 | 2008 |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 23.70 | 2008 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 23.70 | 2008 |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.40 | 2008 |
| 76 | Iceland | 23.20 | 2008 |
| 77 | Finland | 23.00 | 2008 |
| 78 | Grenada | 22.50 | 2008 |
| 79 | Montenegro | 22.50 | 2008 |
| 80 | Tunisia | 22.30 | 2008 |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 22.20 | 2008 |
| 82 | Georgia | 22.10 | 2008 |
| 83 | Belgium | 22.10 | 2008 |
| 84 | Norway | 21.50 | 2008 |
| 85 | Cuba | 21.50 | 2008 |
| 86 | Ecuador | 21.40 | 2008 |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 21.40 | 2008 |
| 88 | Albania | 21.30 | 2008 |
| 89 | Ukraine | 21.30 | 2008 |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 21.20 | 2008 |
| 91 | Moldova | 21.20 | 2008 |
| 92 | Macedonia | 21.10 | 2008 |
| 93 | Austria | 20.90 | 2008 |
| 94 | Oman | 20.90 | 2008 |
| 95 | Estonia | 20.60 | 2008 |
| 96 | Greece | 20.10 | 2008 |
| 97 | Italy | 19.80 | 2008 |
| 98 | Swaziland | 19.70 | 2008 |
| 99 | Iran | 19.40 | 2008 |
| 100 | Guatemala | 19.20 | 2008 |
| 101 | Romania | 19.10 | 2008 |
| 102 | Brazil | 18.80 | 2008 |
| 103 | Netherlands | 18.80 | 2008 |
| 104 | Sweden | 18.60 | 2008 |
| 105 | Mauritius | 18.50 | 2008 |
| 106 | Honduras | 18.40 | 2008 |
| 107 | Denmark | 18.20 | 2008 |
| 108 | France | 18.20 | 2008 |
| 109 | Bolivia | 17.90 | 2008 |
| 110 | Paraguay | 17.90 | 2008 |
| 111 | Switzerland | 17.50 | 2008 |
| 112 | Colombia | 17.30 | 2008 |
| 113 | Guyana | 17.20 | 2008 |
| 114 | Morocco | 16.40 | 2008 |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 16.20 | 2008 |
| 116 | Algeria | 16.00 | 2008 |
| 117 | Peru | 15.70 | 2008 |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.50 | 2008 |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 15.10 | 2008 |
| 120 | Lesotho | 14.60 | 2008 |
| 121 | Yemen | 14.50 | 2008 |
| 122 | Mongolia | 14.40 | 2008 |
| 123 | Malaysia | 14.00 | 2008 |
| 124 | Gabon | 13.90 | 2008 |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 13.20 | 2008 |
| 126 | Maldives | 12.90 | 2008 |
| 127 | Mauritania | 12.70 | 2008 |
| 128 | Botswana | 11.20 | 2008 |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.60 | 2008 |
| 130 | Cameroon | 10.30 | 2008 |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 10.00 | 2008 |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.50 | 2008 |
| 133 | Namibia | 9.50 | 2008 |
| 134 | Djibouti | 9.40 | 2008 |
| 135 | Thailand | 8.80 | 2008 |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 8.60 | 2008 |
| 137 | Haiti | 7.90 | 2008 |
| 138 | Gambia, The | 7.90 | 2008 |
| 139 | Korea, South | 7.70 | 2008 |
| 140 | Ghana | 7.50 | 2008 |
| 141 | Brunei | 7.50 | 2008 |
| 142 | Singapore | 7.10 | 2008 |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 7.00 | 2008 |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 6.80 | 2008 |
| 145 | Senegal | 6.80 | 2008 |
| 146 | Nigeria | 6.50 | 2008 |
| 147 | Angola | 6.40 | 2008 |
| 148 | Philippines | 6.30 | 2008 |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.20 | 2008 |
| 150 | Sudan | 6.00 | 2008 |
| 151 | Benin | 6.00 | 2008 |
| 152 | China | 5.70 | 2008 |
| 153 | Pakistan | 5.50 | 2008 |
| 154 | Bhutan | 5.30 | 2008 |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 5.10 | 2008 |
| 156 | Tanzania | 5.00 | 2008 |
| 157 | Japan | 5.00 | 2008 |
| 158 | Mozambique | 4.90 | 2008 |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.90 | 2008 |
| 160 | Indonesia | 4.80 | 2008 |
| 161 | Liberia | 4.80 | 2008 |
| 162 | Somalia | 4.80 | 2008 |
| 163 | Congo, Republic of the | 4.70 | 2008 |
| 164 | Comoros | 4.40 | 2008 |
| 165 | Guinea | 4.40 | 2008 |
| 166 | Mali | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 167 | Uganda | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 168 | Malawi | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 169 | Togo | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 170 | Rwanda | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 171 | Kenya | 4.20 | 2008 |
| 172 | Burma | 4.00 | 2008 |
| 173 | Korea, North | 3.90 | 2008 |
| 174 | Zambia | 3.60 | 2008 |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 3.50 | 2008 |
| 176 | Burundi | 2.90 | 2008 |
| 177 | Chad | 2.70 | 2008 |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | 2.70 | 2008 |
| 179 | Laos | 2.60 | 2008 |
| 180 | Niger | 2.40 | 2008 |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 2.30 | 2008 |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 2.20 | 2008 |
| 183 | Cambodia | 2.10 | 2008 |
| 184 | India | 1.90 | 2008 |
| 185 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.70 | 2008 |
| 186 | Vietnam | 1.70 | 2008 |
| 187 | Madagascar | 1.60 | 2008 |
| 188 | Eritrea | 1.50 | 2008 |
| 189 | Nepal | 1.40 | 2008 |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 1.10 | 2008 |
| 191 | Ethiopia | 1.10 | 2008 |