Overweight adults by country
United States: 72.4% in 2022, 36th of 38 OECD members (lowest first). 178th of all 196 with data.
Highest: 
American Samoa (91.4%, 2022) · Lowest: 
Ethiopia (10.9%, 2022) · 196 countries and territories with data.
Share of adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more (WHO estimates).
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).
World ranking (lowest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 10.9% | 2022 |
| 2 |  Timor-Leste | 14.4% | 2022 |
| 3 |  Burundi | 16.3% | 2022 |
| 4 |  Madagascar | 17.0% | 2022 |
| 5 |  Eritrea | 17.2% | 2022 |
| 6 |  Niger | 18.0% | 2022 |
| 7 |  Vietnam | 18.2% | 2022 |
| 8 |  Rwanda | 19.8% | 2022 |
| 9 |  Chad | 21.4% | 2022 |
| 10 |  Burkina Faso | 21.7% | 2022 |
| 11 |  DR Congo | 21.8% | 2022 |
| 12 |  Sierra Leone | 22.8% | 2022 |
| 13 |  Central African Republic | 23.7% | 2022 |
| 14 |  Uganda | 23.8% | 2022 |
| 15 |  Japan | 24.0% | 2022 |
| 16 |  Republic of the Congo | 24.2% | 2022 |
| 17 |  South Sudan | 24.2% | 2022 |
| 18 |  Malawi | 24.3% | 2022 |
| 19 |  Cambodia | 25.1% | 2022 |
| 20 |  Bangladesh | 27.0% | 2022 |
| 21 |  Myanmar | 27.0% | 2022 |
| 22 |  Mozambique | 27.2% | 2022 |
| 23 |  Guinea | 28.6% | 2022 |
| 24 |  India | 29.5% | 2022 |
| 25 |  Djibouti | 29.8% | 2022 |
| 26 |  Haiti | 29.9% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Zambia | 29.9% | 2022 |
| 28 |  Benin | 30.1% | 2022 |
| 29 |  Senegal | 30.2% | 2022 |
| 30 |  Nepal | 30.9% | 2022 |
| 31 |  Togo | 31.0% | 2022 |
| 32 |  Laos | 31.0% | 2022 |
| 33 |  Angola | 31.8% | 2022 |
| 34 |  Guinea-Bissau | 32.1% | 2022 |
| 35 |  Tanzania | 32.2% | 2022 |
| 36 |  Mali | 33.3% | 2022 |
| 37 |  Kenya | 33.7% | 2022 |
| 38 |  Nigeria | 34.3% | 2022 |
| 39 |  France | 34.3% | 2022 |
| 40 |  Zimbabwe | 34.5% | 2022 |
| 41 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 34.5% | 2022 |
| 42 |  Somalia | 34.9% | 2022 |
| 43 |  Philippines | 35.0% | 2022 |
| 44 |  South Korea | 35.9% | 2022 |
| 45 |  Namibia | 36.5% | 2022 |
| 46 |  Ghana | 36.7% | 2022 |
| 47 |  North Korea | 37.0% | 2022 |
| 48 |  Yemen | 37.3% | 2022 |
| 49 |  China | 37.5% | 2022 |
| 50 |  Liberia | 37.9% | 2022 |
| 51 |  Indonesia | 38.1% | 2022 |
| 52 |  Sri Lanka | 38.8% | 2022 |
| 53 |  Sudan | 38.9% | 2022 |
| 54 |  Cameroon | 39.5% | 2022 |
| 55 |  Equatorial Guinea | 39.5% | 2022 |
| 56 |  Switzerland | 40.6% | 2022 |
| 57 |  Singapore | 40.7% | 2022 |
| 58 |  Gambia | 40.9% | 2022 |
| 59 |  Botswana | 42.0% | 2022 |
| 60 |  Lesotho | 42.3% | 2022 |
| 61 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 42.6% | 2022 |
| 62 |  Comoros | 42.9% | 2022 |
| 63 |  Denmark | 44.9% | 2022 |
| 64 |  Austria | 45.0% | 2022 |
| 65 |  Thailand | 45.7% | 2022 |
| 66 |  Netherlands | 45.9% | 2022 |
| 67 |  Bhutan | 46.7% | 2022 |
| 68 |  Cabo Verde | 46.7% | 2022 |
| 69 |  Gabon | 46.9% | 2022 |
| 70 |  Mauritania | 47.2% | 2022 |
| 71 |  Andorra | 48.2% | 2022 |
| 72 |  Afghanistan | 48.6% | 2022 |
| 73 |  Italy | 49.1% | 2022 |
| 74 |  Spain | 49.9% | 2022 |
| 75 |  Montenegro | 50.0% | 2022 |
| 76 |  Sweden | 50.5% | 2022 |
| 77 |  Belgium | 51.1% | 2022 |
| 78 |  Mauritius | 51.1% | 2022 |
| 79 |  Vanuatu | 51.3% | 2022 |
| 80 |  Papua New Guinea | 51.4% | 2022 |
| 81 |  Luxembourg | 51.5% | 2022 |
| 82 |  Bulgaria | 52.0% | 2022 |
| 83 |  Maldives | 52.5% | 2022 |
| 84 |  Kazakhstan | 53.1% | 2022 |
| 85 |  Venezuela | 53.5% | 2022 |
| 86 |  Cyprus | 53.8% | 2022 |
| 87 |  Germany | 53.8% | 2022 |
| 88 |  Serbia | 54.3% | 2022 |
| 89 |  Israel | 54.3% | 2022 |
| 90 |  Portugal | 54.7% | 2022 |
| 91 |  Pakistan | 54.8% | 2022 |
| 92 |  Slovenia | 54.9% | 2022 |
| 93 |  Malaysia | 54.9% | 2022 |
| 94 |  Morocco | 55.0% | 2022 |
| 95 |  South Africa | 55.0% | 2022 |
| 96 |  Finland | 55.3% | 2022 |
| 97 |  Belarus | 55.4% | 2022 |
| 98 |  Armenia | 55.4% | 2022 |
| 99 |  Cuba | 55.6% | 2022 |
| 100 |  Ukraine | 56.1% | 2022 |
| 101 |  Guyana | 56.4% | 2022 |
| 102 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.9% | 2022 |
| 103 |  Solomon Islands | 56.9% | 2022 |
| 104 |  Turkmenistan | 57.0% | 2022 |
| 105 |  Eswatini | 57.1% | 2022 |
| 106 |  Estonia | 57.2% | 2022 |
| 107 |  Iceland | 57.4% | 2022 |
| 108 |  Tunisia | 57.4% | 2022 |
| 109 |  Norway | 57.5% | 2022 |
| 110 |  Algeria | 57.6% | 2022 |
| 111 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 57.7% | 2022 |
| 112 |  Mongolia | 58.1% | 2022 |
| 113 |  Kyrgyzstan | 58.1% | 2022 |
| 114 |  Suriname | 58.1% | 2022 |
| 115 |  Lithuania | 58.7% | 2022 |
| 116 |  Russia | 58.8% | 2022 |
| 117 |  Tajikistan | 58.9% | 2022 |
| 118 |  Greenland | 59.0% | 2022 |
| 119 |  Dominica | 59.0% | 2022 |
| 120 |  Canada | 59.1% | 2022 |
| 121 |  Latvia | 59.3% | 2022 |
| 122 |  Czechia | 59.5% | 2022 |
| 123 |  Colombia | 59.7% | 2022 |
| 124 |  Grenada | 59.9% | 2022 |
| 125 |  Iran | 60.4% | 2022 |
| 126 |  Slovakia | 60.6% | 2022 |
| 127 |  Seychelles | 60.8% | 2022 |
| 128 |  Jamaica | 61.1% | 2022 |
| 129 |  Moldova | 61.2% | 2022 |
| 130 |  United Kingdom | 61.4% | 2022 |
| 131 |  Greece | 61.4% | 2022 |
| 132 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 61.5% | 2022 |
| 133 |  Azerbaijan | 61.7% | 2022 |
| 134 |  North Macedonia | 61.8% | 2022 |
| 135 |  Albania | 62.2% | 2022 |
| 136 |  Hungary | 62.2% | 2022 |
| 137 |  Uzbekistan | 62.5% | 2022 |
| 138 |  Bermuda | 62.5% | 2022 |
| 139 |  St. Lucia | 62.6% | 2022 |
| 140 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 62.7% | 2022 |
| 141 |  Poland | 62.7% | 2022 |
| 142 |  Brazil | 63.0% | 2022 |
| 143 |  Guatemala | 63.2% | 2022 |
| 144 |  Dominican Republic | 63.3% | 2022 |
| 145 |  Honduras | 63.8% | 2022 |
| 146 |  Australia | 64.0% | 2022 |
| 147 |  Croatia | 64.2% | 2022 |
| 148 |  Malta | 64.7% | 2022 |
| 149 |  Ireland | 64.7% | 2022 |
| 150 |  Lebanon | 65.0% | 2022 |
| 151 |  Romania | 65.1% | 2022 |
| 152 |  Bolivia | 65.1% | 2022 |
| 153 |  Georgia | 65.8% | 2022 |
| 154 |  Fiji | 65.8% | 2022 |
| 155 |  Oman | 66.2% | 2022 |
| 156 |  El Salvador | 66.2% | 2022 |
| 157 |  Ecuador | 66.8% | 2022 |
| 158 |  Costa Rica | 66.9% | 2022 |
| 159 |  Barbados | 67.2% | 2022 |
| 160 |  Nicaragua | 67.2% | 2022 |
| 161 |  New Zealand | 67.4% | 2022 |
| 162 |  Türkiye | 67.6% | 2022 |
| 163 |  Uruguay | 67.6% | 2022 |
| 164 |  Libya | 67.6% | 2022 |
| 165 |  Peru | 68.1% | 2022 |
| 166 |  Argentina | 68.4% | 2022 |
| 167 |  Bahrain | 68.7% | 2022 |
| 168 |  West Bank and Gaza | 68.8% | 2022 |
| 169 |  Paraguay | 69.1% | 2022 |
| 170 |  Brunei | 69.6% | 2022 |
| 171 |  Jordan | 69.8% | 2022 |
| 172 |  Syria | 71.1% | 2022 |
| 173 |  United Arab Emirates | 71.3% | 2022 |
| 174 |  Palau | 71.3% | 2022 |
| 175 |  Panama | 71.6% | 2022 |
| 176 |  Micronesia | 71.7% | 2022 |
| 177 |  Saudi Arabia | 71.8% | 2022 |
| 178 |  United States | 72.4% | 2022 |
| 179 |  Belize | 72.8% | 2022 |
| 180 |  Marshall Islands | 73.2% | 2022 |
| 181 |  Iraq | 73.2% | 2022 |
| 182 |  Egypt | 73.3% | 2022 |
| 183 |  Mexico | 73.4% | 2022 |
| 184 |  Puerto Rico | 73.5% | 2022 |
| 185 |  French Polynesia | 73.6% | 2022 |
| 186 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 75.5% | 2022 |
| 187 |  Bahamas | 75.8% | 2022 |
| 188 |  Qatar | 76.6% | 2022 |
| 189 |  Kuwait | 77.8% | 2022 |
| 190 |  Chile | 78.8% | 2022 |
| 191 |  Kiribati | 79.1% | 2022 |
| 192 |  Tuvalu | 85.8% | 2022 |
| 193 |  Samoa | 87.7% | 2022 |
| 194 |  Nauru | 88.8% | 2022 |
| 195 |  Tonga | 90.4% | 2022 |
| 196 | American Samoa | 91.4% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.STA.OWAD.ZS). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.
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