Share of overweight men vs women by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
90.67
Naoero
Lowest
8.15
Ethiopia
Median
55.78
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Share of overweight men vs women is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 90.67 in Naoero; the lowest is 8.15 in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.78, and the mean is 50.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 174 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 91.3%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 9.4%).
Share of overweight men vs women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoero | 90.67 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 89.01 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | American Samoa | 89.63 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Tokelau | 88.51 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Tonga | 86.88 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | Niue | 86.82 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | Samoa | 83.2 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 82.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 79.81 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 7 | Kuwait | 77.47 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 8 | Qatar | 75.73 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 75.15 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 73.69 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 73.09 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 12 | United States of America | 72.96 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.43 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 14 | Kiribati | 72.39 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 72.18 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 71.77 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 71.68 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 71.66 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Puerto Rico | 71.1 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 71.09 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 70.95 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 70.83 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 70.67 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 70.18 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 70.01 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 69.83 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 27 | Lebanon | 69.8 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 69.65 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 69.45 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 69.24 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 69.24 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.93 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 68.76 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 68.48 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 68.43 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 68.38 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 37 | Palau | 68.12 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Syrian Arab Republic | 67.98 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 39 | Iraq | 67.82 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 67.55 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 67.3 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 67.04 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 66.83 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 66.77 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.46 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 66.27 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 66.12 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 66.06 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 66.05 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 65.66 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 65.38 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 65.19 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Bahrain | 65.02 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 54 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 64.86 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 64.63 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 57 | Jordan | 64.22 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 64.01 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 64 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 63.73 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 63.63 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 63.42 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 63.19 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 64 | Türkiye | 63 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | Germany | 62.75 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 62.61 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 62.53 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 62.22 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 62.12 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 61.89 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 61.86 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 72 | Sweden | 61.64 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 73 | Belarus | 61.4 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 61.24 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 61.06 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 76 | El Salvador | 60.81 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 60.75 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 60.72 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 60.59 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 60.44 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 81 | Israel | 59.7 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 58.98 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 83 | Barbados | 58.95 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 84 | Spain | 58.85 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 85 | Mongolia | 58.81 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 86 | Fiji | 58.77 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 87 | Ukraine | 58.53 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 88 | Libya | 58.47 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 58.29 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 90 | Montenegro | 58.24 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 57.81 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 92 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 57.76 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 93 | Greenland | 57.73 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 57.64 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 95 | Colombia | 57.47 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 96 | Seychelles | 56.34 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 97 | Pakistan | 55.78 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Portugal | 55.74 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 99 | Belgium | 55.37 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 100 | Andorra | 55.23 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.22 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 102 | Denmark | 55.06 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 103 | Bermuda | 54.75 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.71 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 105 | Cuba | 54.24 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 106 | Singapore | 54.19 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.13 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 108 | Italy | 53.57 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 109 | Armenia | 53.5 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 110 | Malaysia | 53.23 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 52.69 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 112 | Netherlands | 51.78 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 113 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51.77 | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 114 | Tunisia | 51.14 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 115 | Maldives | 50.67 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 116 | Algeria | 50.56 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 50.06 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 118 | Grenada | 49.95 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 119 | Suriname | 49.92 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.18 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 49.06 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritius | 48.99 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 123 | Jamaica | 48.1 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 124 | Switzerland | 47.3 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 125 | Republic of Korea | 47.05 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 46.27 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 127 | Morocco | 45.58 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 45.48 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 129 | China | 44.92 | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 44.02 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 131 | Dominica | 43.71 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 132 | Thailand | 43.4 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 133 | Eswatini | 42.94 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 134 | Bhutan | 42.79 | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 135 | France | 42.5 | 2024 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 37.84 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 137 | South Africa | 37.59 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 138 | Gabon | 36.49 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 139 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 35.67 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 140 | Yemen | 34.1 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 33.84 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 142 | Sudan | 33.45 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.08 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 144 | Japan | 33.03 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 32.77 | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 32.07 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 31.99 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 148 | Indonesia | 31.45 | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Liberia | 30.89 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.24 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 151 | India | 29.9 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.87 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 153 | Nepal | 28.6 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 28.38 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 155 | Botswana | 28.17 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 156 | Mauritania | 27.95 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 157 | Nigeria | 27.71 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 158 | Mali | 25.91 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.83 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.33 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | 24.29 | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 162 | Benin | 23.64 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 163 | Angola | 23.61 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 164 | Myanmar | 23.33 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 165 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 23.13 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 166 | Chad | 22.59 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 167 | Togo | 22.51 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 168 | Lesotho | 22.39 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 169 | Cambodia | 22.37 | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Burundi | 22.24 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 171 | Bangladesh | 22.24 | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Djibouti | 22.22 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 173 | Senegal | 22.19 | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea | 21.96 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 175 | Zambia | 21.84 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 176 | Ghana | 21.7 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 177 | Congo | 21.51 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 178 | Somalia | 21.45 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 179 | Gambia | 21.43 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Kenya | 21.14 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 181 | Mozambique | 21.11 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 182 | Viet Nam | 20.65 | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 20.18 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 19.29 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 185 | South Sudan | 18.77 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 18.18 | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Madagascar | 17.76 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 188 | Uganda | 17.11 | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Malawi | 15.9 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 190 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.28 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 191 | Niger | 14.53 | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Timor-Leste | 13.56 | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 13.36 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 194 | Rwanda | 12.8 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 195 | Eritrea | 12.4 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 196 | Ethiopia | 8.15 | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |