Fattest Countries in the World
More than 1.6 billion people in the world are either overweight or obese, according to a recent study by the World Health Organization. Here’s a look at the countries with the highest percent of overweight adults (people age 15 and over). People are considered overweight if their body mass index (BMI) is 25 or higher and obese with a BMI or 30 or higher.
There are currently 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world, according to the World Health Organization. That number is projected to grow by 40% over the next 10 years. The following list reflects the percentage of overweight adults aged 15 and over. These are individuals who have individual body mass indexes, which measures weight relative to height, greater than or equal to 25. Obese is defined as having a BMI greater than or equal to 30.
Rank | Country | % |
1. | Nauru | 94.5 |
2. | Micronesia, Federated States of | 91.1 |
3. | Cook Islands | 90.9 |
4. | Tonga | 90.8 |
5. | Niue | 81.7 |
6. | Samoa | 80.4 |
7. | Palau | 78.4 |
8. | Kuwait | 74.2 |
9. | United States | 74.1 |
10. | Kiribati | 73.6 |
11. | Dominica | 71.0 |
12. | Barbados | 69.7 |
13. | Argentina | 69.4 |
14. | Egypt | 69.4 |
15. | Malta | 68.7 |
16. | Greece | 68.5 |
17. | New Zealand | 68.4 |
18. | United Arab Emirates | 68.3 |
19. | Mexico | 68.1 |
20. | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.9 |
21. | Australia | 67.4 |
22. | Belarus | 66.8 |
23. | Chile | 65.3 |
24. | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 65.2 |
25. | Seychelles | 64.6 |
26. | Bahrain | 64.1 |
27. | Andorra | 63.8 |
28. | United Kingdom | 63.8 |
29. | Saudi Arabia | 63.5 |
30. | Monaco | 62.4 |
31. | Bolivia | 62.2 |
32. | San Marino | 62.1 |
33. | Guatemala | 61.2 |
34. | Mongolia | 61.2 |
35. | Canada | 61.1 |
36. | Qatar | 61.0 |
37. | Uruguay | 60.9 |
38. | Jordan | 60.5 |
39. | Bahamas | 60.4 |
40. | Iceland | 60.4 |
41. | Nicaragua | 60.4 |
42. | Cuba | 60.1 |
43. | Germany | 60.1 |
44. | Brunei Darussalam | 59.8 |
45. | Slovenia | 59.8 |
46. | Peru | 59.6 |
47. | Vanuatu | 59.6 |
48. | Finland | 58.7 |
49. | Jamaica | 57.4 |
50. | Israel | 57.3 |
51. | Saint Lucia | 57.3 |
52. | Austria | 57.1 |
53. | Azerbaijan | 57.1 |
54. | Turkey | 56.8 |
55. | Tuvalu | 56.6 |
56. | Dominican Republic | 56.5 |
57. | Slovakia | 56.3 |
58. | Cyprus | 56.2 |
59. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56.1 |
60. | Costa Rica | 55.8 |
61. | Colombia | 55.6 |
62. | Antigua and Barbuda | 55.5 |
63. | Switzerland | 55.4 |
64. | Montenegro | 54.9 |
65. | Serbia | 54.9 |
66. | Serbia and Montenegro (The former state union of) | 54.9 |
67. | Albania | 54.8 |
68. | Fiji | 54.8 |
69. | Bulgaria | 54.2 |
70. | Luxembourg | 54.2 |
71. | Croatia | 53.9 |
72. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.8 |
73. | Portugal | 53.8 |
74. | Armenia | 53.3 |
75. | Grenada | 53.3 |
76. | South Africa | 53.3 |
77. | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 53.2 |
78. | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 53.2 |
79. | Lithuania | 53.1 |
80. | Lebanon | 53.0 |
81. | Czech Republic | 52.9 |
82. | Syrian Arab Republic | 52.8 |
83. | Spain | 51.8 |
84. | Hungary | 51.6 |
85. | Panama | 51.4 |
86. | Tunisia | 51.0 |
87. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.6 |
88. | Brazil | 50.5 |
89. | Belize | 49.8 |
90. | Sweden | 49.7 |
91. | Norway | 49.1 |
92. | Russian Federation | 49.1 |
93. | El Salvador | 48.7 |
94. | Lesotho | 48.5 |
95. | Suriname | 47.8 |
96. | Paraguay | 47.7 |
97. | Guyana | 47.5 |
98. | Poland | 47.5 |
99. | Latvia | 47.3 |
100. | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 47.2 |
Source: World Health Organization.