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People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate: Countries Compared

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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 74.6% 2007
2 NauruNauru 71.1% 2008
3 Cook IslandsCook Islands 63.7% 2008
4 TokelauTokelau 63.4% 2007
5 TongaTonga 57.6% 2008
6 SamoaSamoa 54.1% 2008
7 PalauPalau 48.9% 2008
8 KiribatiKiribati 46% 2008
9 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 45.4% 2008
10 KuwaitKuwait 42% 2008
11 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 40.7% 2008
12 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 40.6% 2008
=13 BarbadosBarbados 34.7% 2008
=13 The BahamasThe Bahamas 34.7% 2008
15 BelizeBelize 33.7% 2008
16 QatarQatar 33.2% 2008
17 EgyptEgypt 33.1% 2008
=18 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 33% 2008
=18 United StatesUnited States 33% 2008
20 BahrainBahrain 32.9% 2008
=21 United Arab EmiratesUAE 32.7% 2008
=21 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 32.7% 2008
23 MexicoMexico 32.1% 2008
24 South AfricaSouth Africa 31.3% 2008
25 FijiFiji 30.6% 2008
26 VenezuelaVenezuela 30.3% 2008
=27 JordanJordan 30% 2008
=27 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 30% 2008
29 ArgentinaArgentina 29.7% 2008
30 ChileChile 29.4% 2008
31 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 29.3% 2008
32 MaltaMalta 28.8% 2008
33 SloveniaSlovenia 28.6% 2008
34 New ZealandNew Zealand 28.3% 2008
=35 TurkeyTurkey 27.8% 2008
=35 LibyaLibya 27.8% 2008
=37 HungaryHungary 27.6% 2008
=37 LithuaniaLithuania 27.6% 2008
39 VanuatuVanuatu 27.5% 2008
40 LebanonLebanon 27.4% 2008
41 SyriaSyria 27.1% 2008
42 IraqIraq 27% 2008
43 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 26.9% 2008
44 AustraliaAustralia 26.8% 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 26.77% 2008
45 SpainSpain 26.6% 2008
=46 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 26.5% 2008
=46 RussiaRussia 26.5% 2008
=48 CanadaCanada 26.2% 2008
=48 IsraelIsrael 26.2% 2008
50 LuxembourgLuxembourg 26% 2008
51 El SalvadorEl Salvador 25.8% 2008
52 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 25.6% 2008
53 CyprusCyprus 25.5% 2008
=54 SlovakiaSlovakia 25.4% 2008
=54 PanamaPanama 25.4% 2008
56 PolandPoland 25.3% 2008
=57 AndorraAndorra 25.2% 2008
=57 IrelandIreland 25.2% 2008
=59 SurinameSuriname 25.1% 2008
=59 GermanyGermany 25.1% 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 24.94% 2008
=61 DominicaDominica 24.9% 2008
=61 LatviaLatvia 24.9% 2008
=63 SerbiaSerbia 24.8% 2008
=63 UruguayUruguay 24.8% 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 24.47% 2008
65 BelarusBelarus 24.3% 2008
66 CroatiaCroatia 24.2% 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 24.18% 2008
67 JamaicaJamaica 24.1% 2008
=68 ArmeniaArmenia 24% 2008
=68 PortugalPortugal 24% 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 23.91% 2008
70 SeychellesSeychelles 23.9% 2008
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 23.89% 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 23.84% 2008
71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 23.8% 2008
=72 Costa RicaCosta Rica 23.7% 2008
=72 BulgariaBulgaria 23.7% 2008
=72 KazakhstanKazakhstan 23.7% 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 23.6% 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 23.53% 2008
75 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 23.4% 2008
76 IcelandIceland 23.2% 2008
77 FinlandFinland 23% 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 22.93% 2008
=78 MontenegroMontenegro 22.5% 2008
=78 GrenadaGrenada 22.5% 2008
80 TunisiaTunisia 22.3% 2008
81 NicaraguaNicaragua 22.2% 2008
=82 GeorgiaGeorgia 22.1% 2008
=82 BelgiumBelgium 22.1% 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 22.03% 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 21.54% 2008
84 CubaCuba 21.5% 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 21.45% 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 21.44% 2008
=85 EcuadorEcuador 21.4% 2008
=85 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 21.4% 2008
=87 AlbaniaAlbania 21.3% 2008
=87 UkraineUkraine 21.3% 2008
=89 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 21.2% 2008
=89 MoldovaMoldova 21.2% 2008
91 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 21.1% 2008
=92 OmanOman 20.9% 2008
=92 AustriaAustria 20.9% 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 20.83% 2008
94 EstoniaEstonia 20.6% 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 20.39% 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 20.11% 2008
95 GreeceGreece 20.1% 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 19.84% 2008
96 ItalyItaly 19.8% 2008
97 SwazilandSwaziland 19.7% 2008
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 19.65% 2008
98 IranIran 19.4% 2008
99 GuatemalaGuatemala 19.2% 2008
100 RomaniaRomania 19.1% 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 18.85% 2008
=101 NetherlandsNetherlands 18.8% 2008
=101 BrazilBrazil 18.8% 2008
103 MauritiusMauritius 18.5% 2008
104 HondurasHonduras 18.4% 2008
=105 FranceFrance 18.2% 2008
=105 DenmarkDenmark 18.2% 2008
=107 ParaguayParaguay 17.9% 2008
=107 BoliviaBolivia 17.9% 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 17.71% 2008
109 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 17.5% 2008
110 ColombiaColombia 17.3% 2008
111 GuyanaGuyana 17.2% 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 16.93% 2008
112 MoroccoMorocco 16.4% 2008
113 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 16.2% 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 16.01% 2008
114 AlgeriaAlgeria 16% 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 15.96% 2008
115 PeruPeru 15.7% 2008
116 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 15.5% 2008
117 UzbekistanUzbekistan 15.1% 2008
118 LesothoLesotho 14.6% 2008
119 YemenYemen 14.5% 2008
120 MongoliaMongolia 14.4% 2008
121 MalaysiaMalaysia 14% 2008
122 GabonGabon 13.9% 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 13.32% 2008
123 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 13.2% 2008
124 MaldivesMaldives 12.9% 2008
125 MauritaniaMauritania 12.7% 2008
126 SwedenSweden 12% 2009
127 BotswanaBotswana 11.2% 2008
128 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10.6% 2008
129 CameroonCameroon 10.3% 2008
=130 NorwayNorway 10% 2009
=130 Cape VerdeCape Verde 10% 2008
=132 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 9.5% 2008
=132 NamibiaNamibia 9.5% 2008
134 DjiboutiDjibouti 9.4% 2008
135 ThailandThailand 8.8% 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 8.77% 2008
136 TajikistanTajikistan 8.6% 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 8.58% 2008
=137 The GambiaThe Gambia 7.9% 2008
=137 HaitiHaiti 7.9% 2008
139 South KoreaSouth Korea 7.7% 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 7.54% 2008
=140 GhanaGhana 7.5% 2008
=140 BruneiBrunei 7.5% 2008
142 SingaporeSingapore 7.1% 2008
143 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7% 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 6.99% 2008
=144 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6.8% 2008
=144 SenegalSenegal 6.8% 2008
146 NigeriaNigeria 6.5% 2008
147 AngolaAngola 6.4% 2008
148 PhilippinesPhilippines 6.3% 2008
149 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6.2% 2008
=150 SudanSudan 6% 2008
=150 BeninBenin 6% 2008
152 ChinaChina 5.7% 2008
153 PakistanPakistan 5.5% 2008
154 BhutanBhutan 5.3% 2008
155 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.1% 2008
=156 TanzaniaTanzania 5% 2008
=156 JapanJapan 5% 2008
=158 MozambiqueMozambique 4.9% 2008
=158 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4.9% 2008
=160 LiberiaLiberia 4.8% 2008
=160 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.8% 2008
=160 SomaliaSomalia 4.8% 2008
163 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 4.7% 2008
=164 GuineaGuinea 4.4% 2008
=164 ComorosComoros 4.4% 2008
=166 MalawiMalawi 4.3% 2008
=166 RwandaRwanda 4.3% 2008
=166 TogoTogo 4.3% 2008
=166 MaliMali 4.3% 2008
=166 UgandaUganda 4.3% 2008
171 KenyaKenya 4.2% 2008
172 BurmaBurma 4% 2008
173 North KoreaNorth Korea 3.9% 2008
174 ZambiaZambia 3.6% 2008
175 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 3.5% 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 3.2% 2008
176 BurundiBurundi 2.9% 2008
=177 East TimorEast Timor 2.7% 2008
=177 ChadChad 2.7% 2008
179 LaosLaos 2.6% 2008
180 NigerNiger 2.4% 2008
181 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.3% 2008
182 AfghanistanAfghanistan 2.2% 2008
183 CambodiaCambodia 2.1% 2008
184 IndiaIndia 1.9% 2008
=185 VietnamVietnam 1.7% 2008
=185 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.7% 2008
187 MadagascarMadagascar 1.6% 2008
188 EritreaEritrea 1.5% 2008
189 NepalNepal 1.4% 2008
=190 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.1% 2008
=190 BangladeshBangladesh 1.1% 2008

Citation

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Interesting observations about People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate

  • 2 of the top 3 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Christian.
  • Tonga has ranked in the top 3 for obesity > adult obesity rate since 2000.
  • 42 of the top 106 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are European.
  • United States ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
  • 28 of the top 94 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Cold countries'.
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