Overweight adults by country

Share of adults who weigh more than is healthy. The map opens on 2022, with figures for 196 countries.

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Highest in 2022

  1. American Samoa 91.4%
  2. Tonga 90.4%
  3. Nauru 88.8%
  4. Samoa 87.7%
  5. Tuvalu 85.8%

Lowest in 2022

  1. Ethiopia 10.9%
  2. Timor-Leste 14.4%
  3. Burundi 16.3%
  4. Madagascar 17.0%
  5. Eritrea 17.2%

About the data

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.

Unit
% of adults (BMI ≥ 25)
Years
1990–2022
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (SH.STA.OWAD.ZS), CC BY 4.0

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