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Countries with the Highest Rates of Obesity
This list features the countries that have the highest rates of obesity as of 2025 according to the Global Obesity Observatory.
RANK | COUNTRY | OBESITY RATE |
1 | Tonga | 72.35% |
2 | Nauru | 71.06% |
3 | Tuvalu | 65.25% |
4 | Samoa | 63.37% |
5 | Federated States of Micronesia | 48.19% |
6 | Bahamas | 48.15% |
7 | Marshall Islands | 47.11% |
8 | Kiribati | 46.89% |
9 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | 46.65% |
10 | Egypt | 45.59% |
11 | Kuwait | 44.43% |
12 | Qatar | 44.00% |
13 | Belize | 43.29% |
14 | United States | 42.74% |
15 | Saudi Arabia | 42.45% |
16 | Palau | 42.08% |
17 | Iraq | 41.41% |
18 | Jordan | 39.93% |
19 | Chile | 39.67% |
20 | Barbados | 38.90% |
References
World Obesity Federation, Ranking (% obesity by country). Available at: https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/(Accessed: 6 July 2025).
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