Metric briefing

Obesity Rate by Country

Name: Obesity Rate by Country
Creator: Our World in Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

199 countries • % • Our World in Data

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Top country: American Samoa
Lowest country: Vietnam
Source: Our World in Data

What It Measures

Share of adults with obesity, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

At a Glance

World average

24.67

Middle country

24.25

Low end

2.08

High end

75.56

Countries

199

Data source

Our World in Data

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Highest & Lowest Obesity Rate

Highest Obesity Rate

#1American Samoa75.56%#2Tonga70.54%#3Nauru70.18%#4Tokelau69.21%#5Cook Islands68.42%#6Niue66.46%#7Tuvalu63.93%#8Samoa61.24%#9French Polynesia48.42%#10Bahamas47.61%

Highest Obesity Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#1	American Samoa	75.56%
#2	Tonga	70.54%
#3	Nauru	70.18%
#4	Tokelau	69.21%
#5	Cook Islands	68.42%
#6	Niue	66.46%
#7	Tuvalu	63.93%
#8	Samoa	61.24%
#9	French Polynesia	48.42%
#10	Bahamas	47.61%

Lowest Obesity Rate

#199Vietnam2.08%#198Timor-Leste2.25%#197Ethiopia2.41%#196Madagascar3.85%#195Eritrea4.20%#194Cambodia4.39%#193Burundi4.53%#192Rwanda4.57%#191Japan4.94%#190Bangladesh5.29%

Lowest Obesity Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#199	Vietnam	2.08%
#198	Timor-Leste	2.25%
#197	Ethiopia	2.41%
#196	Madagascar	3.85%
#195	Eritrea	4.20%
#194	Cambodia	4.39%
#193	Burundi	4.53%
#192	Rwanda	4.57%
#191	Japan	4.94%
#190	Bangladesh	5.29%

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #8 Samoa is 12.82% higher than #9 French Polynesia (61.24% vs 48.42%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #1 American Samoa is 5.02% higher than #2 Tonga (75.56% vs 70.54%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #7 Tuvalu is 2.70% higher than #8 Samoa (63.93% vs 61.24%).

Homicide Rate per 100,000 People Literacy Rate Unemployment Rate Under-5 Mortality Rate Adolescent Fertility Rate

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Metric briefing

Obesity Rate by Country

199 countries • % • Our World in Data

Play this metric

Full Ranking World Map

Top country: American Samoa
Lowest country: Vietnam
Source: Our World in Data

What It Measures

Share of adults with obesity, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

At a Glance

World average

24.67

Middle country

24.25

Low end

2.08

High end

75.56

Countries

199

Data source

Our World in Data

World Map

Color spread

9 active bands · busiest band: 31 countries

199/249 countries mapped

< 8%25 countries

8% – 10%8 countries

10% – 15%24 countries

15% – 20%19 countries

20% – 25%26 countries

25% – 30%31 countries

30% – 35%31 countries

35% – 40%13 countries

40%+22 countries

No data · 50 countries

Highest & Lowest Obesity Rate

Highest Obesity Rate

#1American Samoa75.56%#2Tonga70.54%#3Nauru70.18%#4Tokelau69.21%#5Cook Islands68.42%#6Niue66.46%#7Tuvalu63.93%#8Samoa61.24%#9French Polynesia48.42%#10Bahamas47.61%

Highest Obesity Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#1	American Samoa	75.56%
#2	Tonga	70.54%
#3	Nauru	70.18%
#4	Tokelau	69.21%
#5	Cook Islands	68.42%
#6	Niue	66.46%
#7	Tuvalu	63.93%
#8	Samoa	61.24%
#9	French Polynesia	48.42%
#10	Bahamas	47.61%

Lowest Obesity Rate

#199Vietnam2.08%#198Timor-Leste2.25%#197Ethiopia2.41%#196Madagascar3.85%#195Eritrea4.20%#194Cambodia4.39%#193Burundi4.53%#192Rwanda4.57%#191Japan4.94%#190Bangladesh5.29%

Lowest Obesity Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#199	Vietnam	2.08%
#198	Timor-Leste	2.25%
#197	Ethiopia	2.41%
#196	Madagascar	3.85%
#195	Eritrea	4.20%
#194	Cambodia	4.39%
#193	Burundi	4.53%
#192	Rwanda	4.57%
#191	Japan	4.94%
#190	Bangladesh	5.29%

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #8 Samoa is 12.82% higher than #9 French Polynesia (61.24% vs 48.42%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #1 American Samoa is 5.02% higher than #2 Tonga (75.56% vs 70.54%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #7 Tuvalu is 2.70% higher than #8 Samoa (63.93% vs 61.24%).

Homicide Rate per 100,000 People Literacy Rate Unemployment Rate Under-5 Mortality Rate Adolescent Fertility Rate

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Range	Countries
2 – 8	25
8 – 14	31
14 – 20	24
20 – 27	29
27 – 33	43
33 – 39	23
39 – 45	9
45 – 51	7
51 – 57	0
57 – 63	1
63 – 69	4
69 – 77	3

Range	Countries
2 – 8	25
8 – 14	31
14 – 20	24
20 – 27	29
27 – 33	43
33 – 39	23
39 – 45	9
45 – 51	7
51 – 57	0
57 – 63	1
63 – 69	4
69 – 77	3

Obesity Rate by Country

What It Measures

At a Glance

World Map

Highest & Lowest Obesity Rate

Highest Obesity Rate

Lowest Obesity Rate

Worth a Double Take

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Obesity Rate by Country

What It Measures

At a Glance

World Map

Highest & Lowest Obesity Rate

Highest Obesity Rate

Lowest Obesity Rate

Global Distribution

Worth a Double Take

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Global Distribution