Countries by Obesity Rate
Complete ranking of 199 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Obesity Rankings
American Samoa leads all 199 countries in Obesity with a value of 75.56, while Vietnam ranks last at 2.08. This represents a 36-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Obesity Measures
Obesity is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the Our World in Data. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Obesity across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 2.08 (Vietnam) to 75.56 (American Samoa) — a 36-fold difference across 199 countries.
Regional Patterns
Oceanian countries dominate this ranking, holding 13 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 12.427 to 32.083. The overall spread from 2.08 to 75.56 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: American Samoa and Tonga are separated by only 7%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Obesity are American Samoa (75.56), Tonga (70.535), Nauru (70.183), Tokelau (69.207), and Cook Islands (68.418). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Vietnam (2.08), Timor-Leste (2.25), Ethiopia (2.41), Madagascar (3.85), and Eritrea (4.20) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from Our World in Data, covering 199 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  American Samoa | 75.6% | Oceania | 100% |
| 2nd |  Tonga | 70.5% | Oceania | 99% |
| 3rd |  Nauru | 70.2% | Oceania | 99% |
| 4th |  Tokelau | 69.2% | Oceania | 98% |
| 5th |  Cook Islands | 68.4% | Oceania | 98% |
| 6th |  Niue | 66.5% | Oceania | 97% |
| 7th |  Tuvalu | 63.9% | Oceania | 97% |
| 8th |  Samoa | 61.2% | Oceania | 96% |
| 9th |  French Polynesia | 48.4% | Oceania | 96% |
| 10th |  Bahamas | 47.6% | North America | 95% |
| 11th |  Marshall Islands | 47.3% | Oceania | 95% |
| 12th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.6% | North America | 94% |
| 13th |  Kiribati | 46.2% | Oceania | 94% |
| 14th |  Micronesia | 45.6% | Oceania | 93% |
| 15th |  Kuwait | 45.4% | Asia | 93% |
| 16th |  Qatar | 43.8% | Asia | 92% |
| 17th |  Egypt | 43.0% | Africa | 92% |
| 18th |  United States | 42.9% | North America | 91% |
| 19th |  Palau | 42.2% | Oceania | 91% |
| 20th |  Belize | 41.9% | North America | 90% |
| 21st |  Saudi Arabia | 41.1% | Asia | 90% |
| 22nd |  Puerto Rico | 41.0% | North America | 89% |
| 23rd |  Chile | 39.5% | South America | 89% |
| 24th |  Georgia | 38.9% | Europe | 88% |
| 25th |  Romania | 38.2% | Europe | 88% |
| 26th |  Barbados | 38.2% | North America | 87% |
| 27th |  Iraq | 37.4% | Asia | 87% |
| 28th |  Bahrain | 37.2% | Asia | 86% |
| 29th |  Hungary | 36.4% | Europe | 86% |
| 30th |  Libya | 36.2% | Africa | 85% |
| 31st |  Mexico | 36.1% | North America | 85% |
| 32nd |  Panama | 36.1% | North America | 84% |
| 33rd |  Argentina | 36.0% | South America | 84% |
| 34th |  Croatia | 35.7% | Europe | 83% |
| 35th |  Jordan | 35.6% | Asia | 83% |
| 36th |  Uruguay | 34.7% | South America | 82% |
| 37th |  Malta | 34.6% | Europe | 82% |
| 38th |  Turkey | 34.3% | Europe | 81% |
| 39th |  New Zealand | 34.2% | Oceania | 81% |
| 40th |  Jamaica | 34.2% | North America | 80% |
| 41st |  Antigua and Barbuda | 34.1% | North America | 80% |
| 42nd |  Bermuda | 34.0% | North America | 79% |
| 43rd |  Saint Lucia | 33.9% | North America | 79% |
| 44th |  Fiji | 33.8% | Oceania | 78% |
| 45th |  Greece | 33.7% | Europe | 78% |
| 46th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.6% | North America | 77% |
| 47th |  Palestine | 32.8% | Asia | 77% |
| 48th |  Nicaragua | 32.4% | North America | 76% |
| 49th |  Brunei | 32.4% | Asia | 76% |
| 50th |  Paraguay | 32.1% | South America | 75% |
| 51st |  Costa Rica | 32.0% | North America | 75% |
| 52nd |  Australia | 31.8% | Oceania | 74% |
| 53rd |  United Arab Emirates | 31.5% | Asia | 74% |
| 54th |  Dominica | 31.5% | North America | 73% |
| 55th |  Poland | 31.4% | Europe | 73% |
| 56th |  Czechia | 31.3% | Europe | 72% |
| 57th |  Syria | 31.2% | Asia | 72% |
| 58th |  Lithuania | 31.1% | Europe | 71% |
| 59th |  Lebanon | 31.1% | Asia | 71% |
| 60th |  Ireland | 30.8% | Europe | 70% |
| 61st |  North Macedonia | 30.6% | Europe | 70% |
| 62nd |  Grenada | 30.5% | North America | 69% |
| 63rd |  Slovakia | 30.3% | Europe | 69% |
| 64th |  Seychelles | 30.3% | Africa | 68% |
| 65th |  Oman | 30.2% | Asia | 68% |
| 66th |  South Africa | 30.0% | Africa | 67% |
| 67th |  El Salvador | 29.9% | North America | 67% |
| 68th |  Latvia | 29.8% | Europe | 66% |
| 69th |  Ukraine | 29.2% | Europe | 66% |
| 70th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 29.2% | North America | 65% |
| 71st |  Dominican Republic | 29.1% | North America | 65% |
| 72nd |  Suriname | 29.0% | North America | 64% |
| 73rd |  Brazil | 28.8% | South America | 64% |
| 74th |  United Kingdom | 28.7% | Europe | 63% |
| 75th |  Honduras | 28.5% | North America | 63% |
| 76th |  Uzbekistan | 28.5% | Asia | 62% |
| 77th |  Tunisia | 28.3% | Africa | 62% |
| 78th |  Greenland | 28.2% | North America | 61% |
| 79th |  Russia | 28.0% | Europe | 61% |
| 80th |  Guyana | 28.0% | North America | 60% |
| 81st |  Armenia | 27.9% | Europe | 60% |
| 82nd |  Bolivia | 27.8% | South America | 59% |
| 83rd |  Azerbaijan | 27.5% | Europe | 59% |
| 84th |  Canada | 27.3% | North America | 58% |
| 85th |  Eswatini | 27.3% | Africa | 58% |
| 86th |  Peru | 27.2% | South America | 57% |
| 87th |  Portugal | 27.1% | Europe | 57% |
| 88th |  Ecuador | 27.0% | South America | 56% |
| 89th |  Estonia | 26.7% | Europe | 56% |
| 90th |  Albania | 26.6% | Europe | 55% |
| 91st |  Belarus | 26.6% | Europe | 55% |
| 92nd |  Serbia | 26.1% | Europe | 54% |
| 93rd |  Moldova | 25.6% | Europe | 54% |
| 94th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.5% | Europe | 53% |
| 95th |  Iran | 25.3% | Asia | 53% |
| 96th |  Guatemala | 25.2% | North America | 52% |
| 97th |  Cyprus | 25.1% | Europe | 52% |
| 98th |  Kyrgyzstan | 24.4% | Asia | 51% |
| 99th |  Algeria | 24.2% | Africa | 51% |
| 100th |  Bulgaria | 24.2% | Europe | 50% |
| 101st |  Germany | 24.2% | Europe | 50% |
| 102nd |  Mongolia | 24.0% | Asia | 49% |
| 103rd |  Colombia | 23.9% | North America | 49% |
| 104th |  Finland | 23.7% | Europe | 48% |
| 105th |  Cuba | 23.5% | North America | 48% |
| 106th |  Israel | 23.4% | Asia | 47% |
| 107th |  Venezuela | 22.8% | North America | 47% |
| 108th |  Iceland | 22.6% | Europe | 46% |
| 109th |  Malaysia | 22.4% | Asia | 46% |
| 110th |  Slovenia | 22.2% | Europe | 45% |
| 111st |  Morocco | 22.1% | Africa | 45% |
| 112nd |  Belgium | 22.0% | Europe | 44% |
| 113rd |  Pakistan | 21.8% | Asia | 44% |
| 114th |  Solomon Islands | 21.6% | Oceania | 43% |
| 115th |  Italy | 21.6% | Europe | 43% |
| 116th |  Montenegro | 21.1% | Europe | 42% |
| 117th |  Mauritania | 20.8% | Africa | 42% |
| 118th |  Tajikistan | 20.8% | Asia | 41% |
| 119th |  Andorra | 20.5% | Europe | 41% |
| 120th |  Luxembourg | 20.2% | Europe | 40% |
| 121st |  Turkmenistan | 20.2% | Asia | 40% |
| 122nd |  Papua New Guinea | 20.1% | Oceania | 39% |
| 123rd |  Gabon | 20.0% | Africa | 39% |
| 124th |  Vanuatu | 19.9% | Oceania | 38% |
| 125th |  Norway | 19.8% | Europe | 38% |
| 126th |  Mauritius | 19.5% | Africa | 37% |
| 127th |  Kazakhstan | 19.3% | Asia | 37% |
| 128th |  Lesotho | 19.3% | Africa | 36% |
| 129th |  Spain | 19.2% | Europe | 36% |
| 130th |  Afghanistan | 17.6% | Asia | 35% |
| 131st |  Maldives | 17.6% | Asia | 35% |
| 132nd |  Botswana | 17.5% | Africa | 34% |
| 133rd |  Equatorial Guinea | 17.2% | Africa | 34% |
| 134th |  Austria | 17.0% | Europe | 33% |
| 135th |  Netherlands | 16.9% | Europe | 33% |
| 136th |  Sweden | 16.4% | Europe | 32% |
| 137th |  Liberia | 16.2% | Africa | 32% |
| 138th |  Comoros | 15.5% | Africa | 31% |
| 139th |  Sudan | 15.5% | Africa | 31% |
| 140th |  Namibia | 15.3% | Africa | 30% |
| 141st |  Cabo Verde | 15.1% | Africa | 30% |
| 142nd |  Sao Tome and Principe | 15.0% | Africa | 29% |
| 143rd |  Thailand | 14.5% | Asia | 29% |
| 144th |  Denmark | 14.3% | Europe | 28% |
| 145th |  Switzerland | 13.7% | Europe | 28% |
| 146th |  Singapore | 13.5% | Asia | 27% |
| 147th |  Cameroon | 13.4% | Africa | 27% |
| 148th |  Gambia | 13.2% | Africa | 26% |
| 149th |  Somalia | 12.7% | Africa | 26% |
| 150th |  Zimbabwe | 12.4% | Africa | 25% |
| 151st |  Ghana | 12.1% | Africa | 25% |
| 152nd |  Bhutan | 12.0% | Asia | 24% |
| 153rd |  Yemen | 11.6% | Asia | 24% |
| 154th |  Indonesia | 11.5% | Asia | 23% |
| 155th |  Tanzania | 11.4% | Africa | 23% |
| 156th |  Kenya | 11.0% | Africa | 22% |
| 157th |  France | 10.9% | Europe | 22% |
| 158th |  North Korea | 10.9% | Asia | 21% |
| 159th |  Djibouti | 10.9% | Africa | 21% |
| 160th |  Nigeria | 10.8% | Africa | 20% |
| 161st |  Sri Lanka | 10.6% | Asia | 20% |
| 162nd |  Côte d'Ivoire | 10.6% | Africa | 19% |
| 163rd |  Angola | 10.5% | Africa | 19% |
| 164th |  Togo | 10.4% | Africa | 18% |
| 165th |  Haiti | 10.2% | North America | 18% |
| 166th |  Guinea-Bissau | 10.1% | Africa | 17% |
| 167th |  Mali | 10.0% | Africa | 17% |
| 168th |  Benin | 9.9% | Africa | 16% |
| 169th |  Zambia | 9.4% | Africa | 16% |
| 170th |  Mozambique | 8.8% | Africa | 15% |
| 171st |  Philippines | 8.7% | Asia | 15% |
| 172nd |  Senegal | 8.7% | Africa | 14% |
| 173rd |  Guinea | 8.3% | Africa | 14% |
| 174th |  China | 8.2% | Asia | 13% |
| 175th |  South Sudan | 8.0% | Africa | 13% |
| 176th |  Congo | 8.0% | Africa | 12% |
| 177th |  Laos | 7.8% | Asia | 12% |
| 178th |  Central African Republic | 7.7% | Africa | 11% |
| 179th |  Myanmar | 7.5% | Asia | 11% |
| 180th |  India | 7.2% | Asia | 10% |
| 181st |  Uganda | 6.9% | Africa | 10% |
| 182nd |  South Korea | 6.7% | Asia | 9% |
| 183rd |  Nepal | 6.6% | Asia | 9% |
| 184th |  Sierra Leone | 6.5% | Africa | 8% |
| 185th |  Malawi | 6.4% | Africa | 8% |
| 186th |  Burkina Faso | 6.1% | Africa | 7% |
| 187th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 5.8% | Africa | 7% |
| 188th |  Chad | 5.7% | Africa | 6% |
| 189th |  Niger | 5.3% | Africa | 6% |
| 190th |  Bangladesh | 5.3% | Asia | 5% |
| 191st |  Japan | 4.9% | Asia | 5% |
| 192nd |  Rwanda | 4.6% | Africa | 4% |
| 193rd |  Burundi | 4.5% | Africa | 4% |
| 194th |  Cambodia | 4.4% | Asia | 3% |
| 195th |  Eritrea | 4.2% | Africa | 3% |
| 196th |  Madagascar | 3.8% | Africa | 2% |
| 197th |  Ethiopia | 2.4% | Africa | 2% |
| 198th |  Timor-Leste | 2.2% | Asia | 1% |
| 199th |  Vietnam | 2.1% | Asia | 1% |