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Country Comparison :: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
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.
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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
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