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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 74.6% | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Nauru | 71.1% | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Cook Islands | 63.7% | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Tokelau | 63.4% | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Tonga | 57.6% | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Samoa | 54.1% | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Palau | 48.9% | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Kiribati | 46% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 45.4% | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Kuwait | 42% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40.7% | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Federated States of Micronesia | 40.6% | 2008 | ||
| =13 | Barbados | 34.7% | 2008 | ||
| =13 | The Bahamas | 34.7% | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Belize | 33.7% | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Qatar | 33.2% | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Egypt | 33.1% | 2008 | ||
| =18 | Saudi Arabia | 33% | 2008 | ||
| =18 | United States | 33% | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Bahrain | 32.9% | 2008 | ||
| =21 | United Arab Emirates | 32.7% | 2008 | ||
| =21 | Czech Republic | 32.7% | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Mexico | 32.1% | 2008 | ||
| 24 | South Africa | 31.3% | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Fiji | 30.6% | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Venezuela | 30.3% | 2008 | ||
| =27 | Jordan | 30% | 2008 | ||
| =27 | Solomon Islands | 30% | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Argentina | 29.7% | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Chile | 29.4% | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.3% | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Malta | 28.8% | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Slovenia | 28.6% | 2008 | ||
| 34 | New Zealand | 28.3% | 2008 | ||
| =35 | Turkey | 27.8% | 2008 | ||
| =35 | Libya | 27.8% | 2008 | ||
| =37 | Hungary | 27.6% | 2008 | ||
| =37 | Lithuania | 27.6% | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Vanuatu | 27.5% | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Lebanon | 27.4% | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Syria | 27.1% | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Iraq | 27% | 2008 | ||
| 43 | United Kingdom | 26.9% | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Australia | 26.8% | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 26.77% | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Spain | 26.6% | 2008 | ||
| =46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.5% | 2008 | ||
| =46 | Russia | 26.5% | 2008 | ||
| =48 | Canada | 26.2% | 2008 | ||
| =48 | Israel | 26.2% | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Luxembourg | 26% | 2008 | ||
| 51 | El Salvador | 25.8% | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.6% | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Cyprus | 25.5% | 2008 | ||
| =54 | Slovakia | 25.4% | 2008 | ||
| =54 | Panama | 25.4% | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Poland | 25.3% | 2008 | ||
| =57 | Andorra | 25.2% | 2008 | ||
| =57 | Ireland | 25.2% | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Germany | 25.1% | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 24.94% | 2008 | |||
| =61 | Dominica | 24.9% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Latvia | 24.9% | 2008 | ||
| =63 | Serbia | 24.8% | 2008 | ||
| =63 | Uruguay | 24.8% | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 24.47% | 2008 | |||
| 65 | Belarus | 24.3% | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Croatia | 24.2% | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 24.18% | 2008 | |||
| 67 | Jamaica | 24.1% | 2008 | ||
| =68 | Armenia | 24% | 2008 | ||
| =68 | Portugal | 24% | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 23.91% | 2008 | |||
| 70 | Seychelles | 23.9% | 2008 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 23.89% | 2008 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 23.84% | 2008 | |||
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 23.8% | 2008 | ||
| =72 | Costa Rica | 23.7% | 2008 | ||
| =72 | Bulgaria | 23.7% | 2008 | ||
| =72 | Kazakhstan | 23.7% | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 23.6% | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 23.53% | 2008 | |||
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.4% | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Iceland | 23.2% | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Finland | 23% | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 22.93% | 2008 | |||
| =78 | Montenegro | 22.5% | 2008 | ||
| =78 | Grenada | 22.5% | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Tunisia | 22.3% | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Nicaragua | 22.2% | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Georgia | 22.1% | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Belgium | 22.1% | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 22.03% | 2008 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 21.54% | 2008 | |||
| 84 | Cuba | 21.5% | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 21.45% | 2008 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 21.44% | 2008 | |||
| =85 | Ecuador | 21.4% | 2008 | ||
| =85 | Saint Lucia | 21.4% | 2008 | ||
| =87 | Albania | 21.3% | 2008 | ||
| =87 | Ukraine | 21.3% | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Dominican Republic | 21.2% | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Moldova | 21.2% | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Republic of Macedonia | 21.1% | 2008 | ||
| =92 | Oman | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
| =92 | Austria | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 20.83% | 2008 | |||
| 94 | Estonia | 20.6% | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.39% | 2008 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 20.11% | 2008 | |||
| 95 | Greece | 20.1% | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 19.84% | 2008 | |||
| 96 | Italy | 19.8% | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Swaziland | 19.7% | 2008 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 19.65% | 2008 | |||
| 98 | Iran | 19.4% | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Guatemala | 19.2% | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Romania | 19.1% | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 18.85% | 2008 | |||
| =101 | Netherlands | 18.8% | 2008 | ||
| =101 | Brazil | 18.8% | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Mauritius | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Honduras | 18.4% | 2008 | ||
| =105 | France | 18.2% | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Denmark | 18.2% | 2008 | ||
| =107 | Paraguay | 17.9% | 2008 | ||
| =107 | Bolivia | 17.9% | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 17.71% | 2008 | |||
| 109 | Switzerland | 17.5% | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Colombia | 17.3% | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Guyana | 17.2% | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 16.93% | 2008 | |||
| 112 | Morocco | 16.4% | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 16.2% | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 16.01% | 2008 | |||
| 114 | Algeria | 16% | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 15.96% | 2008 | |||
| 115 | Peru | 15.7% | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.5% | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 15.1% | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Lesotho | 14.6% | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Yemen | 14.5% | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Mongolia | 14.4% | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Malaysia | 14% | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Gabon | 13.9% | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 13.32% | 2008 | |||
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 13.2% | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Maldives | 12.9% | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Mauritania | 12.7% | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Sweden | 12% | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Botswana | 11.2% | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.6% | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Cameroon | 10.3% | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Norway | 10% | 2009 | ||
| =130 | Cape Verde | 10% | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.5% | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Namibia | 9.5% | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Djibouti | 9.4% | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Thailand | 8.8% | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 8.77% | 2008 | |||
| 136 | Tajikistan | 8.6% | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 8.58% | 2008 | |||
| =137 | The Gambia | 7.9% | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Haiti | 7.9% | 2008 | ||
| 139 | South Korea | 7.7% | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 7.54% | 2008 | |||
| =140 | Ghana | 7.5% | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Brunei | 7.5% | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 7% | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 6.99% | 2008 | |||
| =144 | Sierra Leone | 6.8% | 2008 | ||
| =144 | Senegal | 6.8% | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Nigeria | 6.5% | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Angola | 6.4% | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Philippines | 6.3% | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.2% | 2008 | ||
| =150 | Sudan | 6% | 2008 | ||
| =150 | Benin | 6% | 2008 | ||
| 152 | China | 5.7% | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Pakistan | 5.5% | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Bhutan | 5.3% | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 5.1% | 2008 | ||
| =156 | Tanzania | 5% | 2008 | ||
| =156 | Japan | 5% | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Mozambique | 4.9% | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.9% | 2008 | ||
| =160 | Liberia | 4.8% | 2008 | ||
| =160 | Indonesia | 4.8% | 2008 | ||
| =160 | Somalia | 4.8% | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Congo, Republic of the | 4.7% | 2008 | ||
| =164 | Guinea | 4.4% | 2008 | ||
| =164 | Comoros | 4.4% | 2008 | ||
| =166 | Malawi | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =166 | Rwanda | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =166 | Togo | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =166 | Mali | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =166 | Uganda | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Kenya | 4.2% | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Burma | 4% | 2008 | ||
| 173 | North Korea | 3.9% | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Zambia | 3.6% | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Central African Republic | 3.5% | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 3.2% | 2008 | |||
| 176 | Burundi | 2.9% | 2008 | ||
| =177 | East Timor | 2.7% | 2008 | ||
| =177 | Chad | 2.7% | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Laos | 2.6% | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Niger | 2.4% | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Afghanistan | 2.2% | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Cambodia | 2.1% | 2008 | ||
| 184 | India | 1.9% | 2008 | ||
| =185 | Vietnam | 1.7% | 2008 | ||
| =185 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.7% | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2008 | ||
| 188 | Eritrea | 1.5% | 2008 | ||
| 189 | Nepal | 1.4% | 2008 | ||
| =190 | Ethiopia | 1.1% | 2008 | ||
| =190 | Bangladesh | 1.1% | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
- 2 of the top 3 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Christian.
- Tonga has ranked in the top 3 for obesity > adult obesity rate since 2000.
- 42 of the top 106 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are European.
- United States ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Czech Republic ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
- 28 of the top 94 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Cold countries'.
