Prevalence of Overweight Among Women
This key economic indicator for the Obesity sector has been recently updated.
- Tonga Prevalence of Overweight Among Women grew 0.5points in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Tonga Prevalence of Overweight Among Women was up 0.5points year on year reaching 83.4 Percent of Female Adults.
- In 2019 Tuvalu was ranked number 4 in Prevalence of Overweight Among Women.
Top Countries in Prevalence of Overweight Among Women
| # | 188 Countries | Percent of Female Adults | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Nauru
|
89.00 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Palau
|
86.70 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Marshall Islands
|
85.70 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Tuvalu
|
85.00 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Tonga
|
83.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Samoa
|
83.10 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Kiribati
|
82.10 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Federated States of Micronesia
|
81.00 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Kuwait
|
75.80 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Qatar
|
74.10 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Jordan
|
73.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Saudi Arabia
|
72.90 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
United Arab Emirates
|
72.20 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Libya
|
71.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Egypt
|
71.00 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Turkey
|
70.70 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Lebanon
|
70.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Bahrain
|
69.40 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Bahamas
|
69.10 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Fiji
|
69.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Iraq
|
69.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Algeria
|
67.80 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Dominican Republic
|
67.20 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Mexico
|
67.20 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Oman
|
67.20 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Tunisia
|
67.20 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Dominica
|
67.10 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Iran
|
66.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Syria
|
66.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
South Africa
|
66.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Morocco
|
65.60 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Suriname
|
65.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Costa Rica
|
65.10 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Jamaica
|
64.70 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
United States
|
64.60 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Venezuela
|
64.60 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
El Salvador
|
63.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Vanuatu
|
63.70 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Cuba
|
63.60 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Nicaragua
|
62.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
62.80 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Panama
|
62.70 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Belize
|
62.50 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Chile
|
62.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Colombia
|
62.40 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Solomon Islands
|
62.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
New Zealand
|
62.10 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Uruguay
|
61.80 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Guatemala
|
61.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Barbados
|
61.40 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Bolivia
|
61.20 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Honduras
|
61.20 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Peru
|
61.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
60.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Haiti
|
60.60 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Ecuador
|
60.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Grenada
|
60.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Argentina
|
60.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Malta
|
60.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 60 |
#60
United Kingdom
|
60.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Canada
|
59.80 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Papua New Guinea
|
59.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Australia
|
59.30 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Israel
|
58.40 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Guyana
|
58.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Botswana
|
58.10 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Saint Lucia
|
57.80 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Andorra
|
57.30 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Greece
|
57.10 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Mongolia
|
57.10 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Antigua and Barbuda
|
57.00 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Belarus
|
56.90 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Lithuania
|
56.90 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Ireland
|
56.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Brazil
|
56.70 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Trinidad and Tobago
|
56.40 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Russian Federation
|
56.00 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Ukraine
|
56.00 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Lesotho
|
55.70 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Armenia
|
55.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Azerbaijan
|
55.50 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Czech Republic
|
55.50 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 83 |
#83
Yemen
|
55.30 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Bulgaria
|
55.20 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Latvia
|
55.20 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Georgia
|
54.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Paraguay
|
54.80 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Spain
|
54.80 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Hungary
|
54.60 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Eswatini
|
54.30 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Zimbabwe
|
54.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Croatia
|
53.90 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Namibia
|
53.90 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Kazakhstan
|
53.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Cyprus
|
53.50 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Montenegro
|
53.50 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Portugal
|
53.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
France
|
53.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Turkmenistan
|
53.00 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Albania
|
52.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Italy
|
52.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Norway
|
52.40 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Estonia
|
52.20 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Romania
|
52.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Belgium
|
51.90 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Macedonia
|
51.90 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Poland
|
51.80 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Luxembourg
|
51.50 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Serbia
|
51.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Netherlands
|
51.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Iceland
|
51.10 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Finland
|
50.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Moldova
|
50.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Slovenia
|
50.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Uzbekistan
|
50.40 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Kyrgyzstan
|
50.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Slovakia
|
49.50 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Germany
|
49.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Sweden
|
49.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Denmark
|
48.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
47.90 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Gabon
|
47.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Tajikistan
|
47.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Austria
|
47.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Switzerland
|
46.70 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Seychelles
|
46.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Djibouti
|
45.60 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Malaysia
|
44.90 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Mauritania
|
44.10 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Cameroon
|
43.40 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Sao Tome and Principe
|
43.30 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
Cape Verde
|
43.10 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Brunei
|
42.90 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Ghana
|
42.70 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Ivory Coast
|
41.20 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Mauritius
|
41.00 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Gambia
|
40.60 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 138 |
#138
Liberia
|
39.70 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Guinea-Bissau
|
39.00 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 140 |
#140
Benin
|
38.90 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Republic of the Congo
|
38.80 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Nigeria
|
37.80 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Zambia
|
37.80 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Sierra Leone
|
37.50 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Somalia
|
37.50 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Thailand
|
37.50 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
Togo
|
37.40 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Senegal
|
37.30 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Tanzania
|
37.30 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 150 |
#150
Comoros
|
37.20 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Equatorial Guinea
|
36.90 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Mali
|
36.90 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Angola
|
36.60 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 154 |
#154
Maldives
|
36.10 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Kenya
|
36.00 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Guinea
|
35.80 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Rwanda
|
35.30 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 158 |
#158
Mozambique
|
35.10 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Central African Republic
|
34.60 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 160 |
#160
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
33.50 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Malawi
|
33.00 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Indonesia
|
32.90 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 163 |
#163
Pakistan
|
32.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Uganda
|
32.40 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
Burundi
|
31.60 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
North Korea
|
31.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 167 |
#167
China
|
31.40 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Bhutan
|
31.30 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Chad
|
31.20 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 170 |
#170
Niger
|
31.10 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Madagascar
|
31.00 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Burkina Faso
|
30.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Philippines
|
30.00 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Eritrea
|
29.70 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 175 |
#175
Laos
|
29.50 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 176 |
#176
Ethiopia
|
29.40 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Myanmar
|
29.30 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Sri Lanka
|
28.80 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 179 |
#179
Singapore
|
27.60 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Afghanistan
|
27.50 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
South Korea
|
27.00 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
East Timor
|
25.60 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
Cambodia
|
25.50 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Nepal
|
24.10 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Bangladesh
|
23.50 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 186 |
#186
India
|
22.70 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
Japan
|
22.30 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 188 |
#188
Vietnam
|
21.70 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
Source: World Bank