Share of females defined as obese by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
81.37
Tonga
Lowest
2.38
Viet Nam
Median
25.54
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Share of females defined as obese is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 81.37 in Tonga; the lowest is 2.38 in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.54, and the mean is 28.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 179 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 155.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 24.2%).
Share of females defined as obese: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 81.37 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 1 | Tokelau | 74.33 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | American Samoa | 81.1 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 73.89 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Samoa | 76.42 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Niue | 70.16 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 72.33 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 5 | Naoero | 71.36 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 57.06 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bahamas | 57.02 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 8 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 56.96 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.34 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belize | 53.46 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kiribati | 52.95 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 12 | Marshall Islands | 51.9 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 13 | French Polynesia | 50.86 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.24 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 15 | Qatar | 50.12 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 16 | Jamaica | 50.1 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 17 | Barbados | 49.97 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 18 | Fiji | 48.77 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 47.84 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 20 | Puerto Rico | 47.83 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 47.63 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 47.51 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 46.76 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 46.67 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 46.41 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 26 | Dominica | 46.35 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 27 | Palau | 45.85 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 28 | Palestine, State of | 45.52 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 45.04 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 30 | Seychelles | 44.92 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 31 | Grenada | 43.79 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.57 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 33 | Bermuda | 43.48 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 34 | Eswatini | 42.52 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 35 | United States of America | 42.43 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 36 | Jordan | 41.9 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 37 | Libya | 41.89 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 38 | Bahrain | 41.8 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 41.4 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | 41.18 | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Suriname | 40.98 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 40.28 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 43 | Guyana | 40.24 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 40.1 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 45 | Paraguay | 39.84 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 46 | Oman | 39.52 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 39.42 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 39.31 | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 49 | El Salvador | 38.81 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 38.42 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 38.41 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uruguay | 37.69 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritania | 37.44 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 37.19 | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.79 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 36.13 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 57 | Lesotho | 36.04 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 35.86 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 35.74 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 60 | Türkiye | 35.23 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 61 | Gabon | 34.09 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 33.95 | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 33.94 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 33.66 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 33.41 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 33.26 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 32.85 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 32.23 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.14 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 70 | Greenland | 31.98 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 31.85 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 72 | Lebanon | 31.71 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 31.56 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 30.74 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 75 | Botswana | 30.47 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.37 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 29.96 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 29.86 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 79 | Australia | 29.75 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 80 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 28.93 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 28.92 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 28.55 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 83 | Pakistan | 27.98 | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 27.88 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 27.71 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 86 | Malta | 27.65 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 27.61 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 27.57 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 89 | Ireland | 27.11 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 90 | Croatia | 27.04 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 91 | Greece | 26.94 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 92 | Mongolia | 26.89 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 26.22 | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 26.19 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 26.17 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 25.92 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 97 | Ukraine | 25.54 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.46 | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 99 | Comoros | 25.43 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.42 | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 25.42 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 102 | Maldives | 25.4 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 25.02 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 24.9 | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 24.74 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 106 | Finland | 24.68 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 107 | Canada | 24.44 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 24.18 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 109 | Ghana | 23.94 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Somalia | 23.31 | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | 23.09 | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 112 | Sudan | 22.97 | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 113 | Cameroon | 22.37 | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | 22.11 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 115 | Czechia | 22.05 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 116 | Belgium | 21.97 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 117 | Slovakia | 21.97 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 118 | Liberia | 21.93 | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 21.73 | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 21.32 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 121 | Latvia | 21.25 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 21.19 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 123 | Iceland | 21.03 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 124 | Estonia | 19.96 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.88 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 126 | Cyprus | 19.81 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 127 | Togo | 19.72 | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Thailand | 19.56 | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 129 | Lithuania | 19.51 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 130 | Norway | 19.25 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 131 | Germany | 19.09 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 132 | Gambia | 19.01 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Portugal | 18.99 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 134 | Nigeria | 18.86 | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Senegal | 18.4 | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Angola | 18.22 | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Serbia | 18.16 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 18.02 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 139 | Congo | 18.02 | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.65 | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 17.64 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 142 | Mali | 17.63 | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 17.53 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 144 | Bulgaria | 17.26 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.12 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Zambia | 17.09 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 16.94 | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Benin | 16.85 | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Kenya | 16.84 | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Djibouti | 16.78 | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Indonesia | 16.62 | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Haiti | 16.46 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 153 | Sweden | 16.45 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 154 | Yemen | 16.24 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 155 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.19 | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Singapore | 15.47 | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 157 | Andorra | 15.25 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 158 | Netherlands | 15.15 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 14.99 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 14.65 | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 14.63 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea | 14.58 | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Mozambique | 14.49 | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Uganda | 14.08 | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 14.05 | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Italy | 13.35 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 167 | Austria | 13.26 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 168 | Slovenia | 13.25 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 169 | Denmark | 13.2 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 13.13 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Spain | 13.02 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 172 | Malawi | 12.11 | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 173 | South Sudan | 12.1 | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 174 | France | 11.68 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.66 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Philippines | 11.63 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 10.72 | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 178 | India | 10.37 | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Myanmar | 10.36 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 180 | Nepal | 10.34 | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.12 | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Switzerland | 9 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 183 | Rwanda | 8.77 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 8.74 | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Bangladesh | 8.6 | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 186 | China | 8.42 | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Chad | 7.2 | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Cambodia | 6.16 | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Republic of Korea | 6.02 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 190 | Eritrea | 5.81 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Timor-Leste | 5.49 | 2024 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Ethiopia | 4.37 | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Madagascar | 4.35 | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Burundi | 4.33 | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Japan | 3.68 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 196 | Viet Nam | 2.38 | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |