Share of men defined as overweight by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
90.67
Nauru
Lowest
8.15
Ethiopia
Median
55.78
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Share of men defined as overweight is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 90.67 in Nauru; 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 Vietnam (up 91.3%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 9.4%).
Share of men defined as overweight: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 90.67 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | American Samoa | 89.63 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 89.01 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 88.51 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Tonga | 86.88 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 86.82 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 7 | Samoa | 83.2 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 82.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 79.81 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 10 | Kuwait | 77.47 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Qatar | 75.73 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 75.15 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 73.69 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 73.09 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 72.96 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei | 72.43 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kiribati | 72.39 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 72.18 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 71.77 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 71.68 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 71.66 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 71.1 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 71.09 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 70.95 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | New Zealand | 70.83 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 70.67 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 70.18 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bahamas | 70.01 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 69.83 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 30 | Lebanon | 69.8 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 69.65 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 69.45 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 69.24 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | Moldova | 69.24 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.93 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 68.76 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 68.48 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 68.43 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 68.38 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 40 | Palau | 68.12 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 41 | Syria | 67.98 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 67.82 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 67.55 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 67.3 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 67.04 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 66.83 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 66.77 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.46 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | Iceland | 66.27 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 66.12 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 51 | Belize | 66.06 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 66.05 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 65.66 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 65.38 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 65.19 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bahrain | 65.02 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 57 | Micronesia (country) | 65 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 58 | Oman | 64.86 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 59 | Finland | 64.63 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 60 | Jordan | 64.22 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 61 | Egypt | 64.01 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Russia | 64 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 63 | Canada | 63.73 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 63.63 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 63.42 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 66 | Palestine | 63.19 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 67 | Turkey | 63 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 68 | Germany | 62.75 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia | 62.61 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 62.53 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 71 | Lithuania | 62.22 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 62.12 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 61.89 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 61.86 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 61.64 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Belarus | 61.4 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 61.24 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 61.06 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 60.81 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 60.75 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 60.72 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 60.59 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 60.44 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 59.7 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 58.98 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 86 | Barbados | 58.95 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 87 | Spain | 58.85 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 88 | Mongolia | 58.81 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 89 | Fiji | 58.77 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 90 | Ukraine | 58.53 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 58.47 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 58.29 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 93 | Montenegro | 58.24 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 94 | Austria | 57.81 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 95 | Iran | 57.76 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 96 | Greenland | 57.73 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 57.64 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 98 | Colombia | 57.47 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 99 | Seychelles | 56.34 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 100 | Pakistan | 55.78 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Portugal | 55.74 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 102 | Belgium | 55.37 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 103 | Andorra | 55.23 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.22 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 105 | Denmark | 55.06 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 106 | Bermuda | 54.75 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.71 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 108 | Cuba | 54.24 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 109 | Singapore | 54.19 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.13 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 111 | Italy | 53.57 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 112 | Armenia | 53.5 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 113 | Malaysia | 53.23 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 52.69 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 115 | Netherlands | 51.78 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 116 | Venezuela | 51.77 | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 117 | Tunisia | 51.14 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 118 | Maldives | 50.67 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 119 | Algeria | 50.56 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 50.06 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 121 | Grenada | 49.95 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 122 | Suriname | 49.92 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.18 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 49.06 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritius | 48.99 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 126 | Jamaica | 48.1 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 127 | Switzerland | 47.3 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 128 | South Korea | 47.05 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 46.27 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 130 | Morocco | 45.58 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 45.48 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 132 | China | 44.92 | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 44.02 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 134 | Dominica | 43.71 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 135 | Thailand | 43.4 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 136 | Eswatini | 42.94 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 137 | Bhutan | 42.79 | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 138 | France | 42.5 | 2024 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 37.84 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 140 | South Africa | 37.59 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 36.49 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 142 | North Korea | 35.67 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 143 | Yemen | 34.1 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 144 | Philippines | 33.84 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 145 | Sudan | 33.45 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.08 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 147 | Japan | 33.03 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 32.77 | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Cameroon | 32.07 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 150 | Comoros | 31.99 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 151 | Indonesia | 31.45 | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Liberia | 30.89 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.24 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 154 | India | 29.9 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Laos | 29.87 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 156 | Nepal | 28.6 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 157 | Namibia | 28.38 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 158 | Botswana | 28.17 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritania | 27.95 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 160 | Nigeria | 27.71 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 161 | Mali | 25.91 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.83 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.33 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 24.29 | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 165 | Benin | 23.64 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 166 | Angola | 23.61 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 167 | Myanmar | 23.33 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 168 | Tanzania | 23.13 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 169 | Chad | 22.59 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 170 | Togo | 22.51 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 22.39 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 172 | Cambodia | 22.37 | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Burundi | 22.24 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 22.24 | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Djibouti | 22.22 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 176 | Senegal | 22.19 | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Guinea | 21.96 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 178 | Zambia | 21.84 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 179 | Ghana | 21.7 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 180 | Congo | 21.51 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 181 | Somalia | 21.45 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 182 | Gambia | 21.43 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Kenya | 21.14 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 184 | Mozambique | 21.11 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 185 | Vietnam | 20.65 | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Haiti | 20.18 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 19.29 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 188 | South Sudan | 18.77 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 18.18 | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Madagascar | 17.76 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 191 | Uganda | 17.11 | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Malawi | 15.9 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.28 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 194 | Niger | 14.53 | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 195 | East Timor | 13.56 | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 13.36 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 197 | Rwanda | 12.8 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 198 | Eritrea | 12.4 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 8.15 | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |