Countries with the Highest Obesity Rates 2024
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Obesity Rates 2024
Countries ranked by the percentage of adults defined as clinically obese (BMI ≥ 30) in 2024. Pacific island nations consistently record the highest obesity rates in the world, while several Middle Eastern countries also feature prominently. AI-assisted data based on WHO estimates.
Analysis
Nauru heads the table on 61, ahead of Palau (55) and Cook Islands (53) in Obesity Rate (%) in 2024. 26 separates the highest figure (61) from the lowest (35) in Obesity Rate (%). First and second are separated by 6, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 53 to 35 Obesity Rate (%).
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Nauru leads in Obesity Rate (%) with 61 in 2024.
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Average Obesity Rate (%) in 2024: 48 · median: 52.
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Gap in 2024: Nauru is 1.7× larger than Saudi Arabia.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Obesity Rate (%)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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