Which country has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO)?

American Samoa has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024, at 75.8%, followed by Cook Islands (72.4%) and Tonga (72.3%).

Which country has the lowest Obesity Rate (WHO)?

Vietnam has the lowest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024, at 2.49%.

What is the median Obesity Rate (WHO) across countries?

The median is 24.5% across the 199 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this most obese countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30, age-standardized - WHO; Mean body mass index trends among adults, age-standardized (kg/m²) - WHO; Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity - WorldObesity.org; Which countries have the biggest weight problem? - Telegraph.

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Most Obese Countries

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American Samoa has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024 (75.8%), followed by Cook Islands (72.4%) and Tonga (72.3%). Vietnam has the lowest (2.49%).

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Median

24.5%

Middle half 13.0% – 33.2%

Average

25.2%

199 countries

Lowest (best)

2.49%

Vietnam

Highest (worst)

75.8%

American Samoa

Over time · 1980–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
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199 countries · # = rank by Obesity Rate (WHO)

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1	Vietnam	2.49%	2.33%	2.64%	21.9 kg/m²	21.9 kg/m²
2	Ethiopia	2.53%	1.17%	3.87%	20.6 kg/m²	20.1 kg/m²
3	Timor-Leste	3.29%	1.71%	4.87%	21.3 kg/m²	21.3 kg/m²
4	Eritrea	3.72%	2.27%	5.07%	20.7 kg/m²	20.2 kg/m²
5	Madagascar	4.07%	4.21%	3.93%	21.3 kg/m²	21.5 kg/m²
6	Burundi	4.7%	5.37%	4.06%	21.7 kg/m²	21.8 kg/m²
7	Cambodia	4.93%	3.57%	6.18%	22.2 kg/m²	22.1 kg/m²
8	Japan	5.19%	6.66%	3.81%	22.7 kg/m²	23.6 kg/m²
9	Rwanda	5.21%	1.66%	8.44%	22.1 kg/m²	21.3 kg/m²
10	Bangladesh	5.73%	2.72%	8.51%	21.7 kg/m²	21.3 kg/m²
11	DR Congo	5.86%	3.49%	8.14%	22.0 kg/m²	21.3 kg/m²
12	Niger	6.01%	4.37%	7.7%	21.8 kg/m²	21.4 kg/m²
13	Chad	6.32%	6.37%	6.28%	21.9 kg/m²	21.9 kg/m²
14	Malawi	6.7%	2.55%	10.5%	22.9 kg/m²	22.6 kg/m²
15	Burkina Faso	6.99%	3.87%	9.98%	22.2 kg/m²	22.2 kg/m²
16	Sierra Leone	7.32%	2.64%	11.9%	22.7 kg/m²	21.9 kg/m²
17	South Korea	7.5%	8.95%	6.06%	23.8 kg/m²	24.4 kg/m²
18	Nepal	7.68%	4.95%	10.0%	22.5 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
19	India	7.98%	5.75%	10.3%	21.8 kg/m²	21.7 kg/m²
20	Uganda	8.17%	3.71%	12.4%	22.5 kg/m²	21.6 kg/m²
20	South Sudan	8.17%	4.65%	11.4%	—	—
22	Myanmar	8.29%	5.87%	10.6%	22.6 kg/m²	22.2 kg/m²
23	Central African Republic	8.86%	5.24%	11.8%	22.9 kg/m²	22.0 kg/m²
24	Laos	8.98%	6.57%	11.4%	22.9 kg/m²	22.7 kg/m²
25	China	9.07%	9.48%	8.66%	23.8 kg/m²	24.2 kg/m²
26	Mozambique	9.36%	5.23%	13.0%	22.8 kg/m²	22.0 kg/m²
27	Guinea	9.37%	5.13%	13.4%	22.9 kg/m²	22.4 kg/m²
28	Philippines	9.66%	7.7%	11.6%	23.2 kg/m²	22.8 kg/m²
29	Zambia	10.1%	4.61%	—	22.6 kg/m²	21.3 kg/m²
30	Senegal	10.3%	4.16%	16.4%	23.0 kg/m²	21.8 kg/m²
31	Kenya	10.4%	4.8%	15.8%	23.3 kg/m²	22.1 kg/m²
32	Tanzania	10.5%	5.78%	14.9%	23.2 kg/m²	22.3 kg/m²
33	Haiti	10.7%	5.33%	15.9%	25.3 kg/m²	26.5 kg/m²
34	Benin	10.9%	6.57%	15.2%	23.5 kg/m²	22.6 kg/m²
35	Gambia	11.2%	4.69%	17.4%	24.0 kg/m²	23.4 kg/m²
36	Sri Lanka	11.2%	7.01%	15.0%	23.1 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
36	Djibouti	11.2%	5.88%	16.3%	24.0 kg/m²	23.4 kg/m²
38	Guinea-Bissau	11.4%	6.86%	15.7%	23.4 kg/m²	22.8 kg/m²
39	Republic of the Congo	11.5%	5.65%	17.3%	23.2 kg/m²	22.3 kg/m²
40	Yemen	11.6%	9.24%	—	23.8 kg/m²	23.6 kg/m²
41	Mali	11.6%	7.54%	15.7%	23.0 kg/m²	22.9 kg/m²
42	Angola	11.8%	5.92%	17.3%	23.3 kg/m²	22.3 kg/m²
43	Ivory Coast	12.0%	7.63%	16.6%	23.8 kg/m²	23.4 kg/m²
44	Indonesia	12.0%	7.17%	16.9%	23.1 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
45	Nigeria	12.1%	7.42%	16.8%	23.2 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
45	North Korea	12.1%	9.12%	14.9%	24.1 kg/m²	24.2 kg/m²
47	Togo	12.2%	5.52%	18.1%	23.6 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
48	France	12.5%	12.5%	12.6%	25.0 kg/m²	25.9 kg/m²
49	Switzerland	12.9%	15.5%	10.3%	25.2 kg/m²	26.7 kg/m²
50	Somalia	13.0%	5.12%	20.7%	23.2 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
51	Bhutan	13.0%	9.77%	16.9%	23.9 kg/m²	23.5 kg/m²
52	Zimbabwe	13.1%	5.09%	—	23.8 kg/m²	22.2 kg/m²
53	Ghana	13.8%	4.45%	23.0%	23.9 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
54	Cameroon	14.6%	8.05%	21.0%	24.3 kg/m²	23.6 kg/m²
55	Denmark	15.2%	16.6%	13.9%	25.3 kg/m²	26.2 kg/m²
56	Thailand	15.5%	12.0%	18.8%	24.4 kg/m²	23.9 kg/m²
57	Comoros	16.1%	7.65%	24.6%	24.5 kg/m²	23.3 kg/m²
58	Sudan	16.1%	11.0%	21.0%	—	—
59	Sao Tome and Principe	16.3%	9.17%	23.3%	24.8 kg/m²	23.9 kg/m²
60	Cape Verde	16.5%	8.45%	24.8%	24.5 kg/m²	23.7 kg/m²
61	Namibia	16.7%	9.34%	23.5%	24.2 kg/m²	22.9 kg/m²
62	Liberia	16.7%	12.8%	20.6%	24.1 kg/m²	23.1 kg/m²
63	Singapore	16.8%	18.1%	15.4%	23.6 kg/m²	24.3 kg/m²
64	Netherlands	16.9%	16.3%	17.6%	25.6 kg/m²	26.0 kg/m²
65	Italy	17.9%	17.0%	18.8%	25.6 kg/m²	26.5 kg/m²
66	Botswana	18.1%	7.72%	28.3%	24.3 kg/m²	22.5 kg/m²
67	Maldives	18.2%	13.8%	26.1%	25.5 kg/m²	24.6 kg/m²
68	Austria	18.3%	21.3%	15.4%	25.6 kg/m²	26.5 kg/m²
69	Sweden	18.7%	19.4%	17.9%	26.0 kg/m²	26.7 kg/m²
70	Afghanistan	18.8%	13.4%	24.1%	23.4 kg/m²	22.6 kg/m²
71	Equatorial Guinea	18.8%	8.13%	31.6%	24.0 kg/m²	22.3 kg/m²
72	Spain	18.9%	20.6%	17.4%	25.9 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
73	Andorra	19.6%	21.0%	18.0%	26.7 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
74	Lesotho	20.2%	5.3%	33.8%	24.9 kg/m²	22.7 kg/m²
75	Montenegro	20.6%	22.1%	19.2%	26.5 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
76	Norway	20.7%	21.6%	19.8%	26.7 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
77	Luxembourg	20.9%	22.6%	19.2%	26.3 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
78	Solomon Islands	20.9%	15.3%	26.6%	26.3 kg/m²	25.7 kg/m²
79	Tajikistan	21.0%	16.9%	24.9%	26.1 kg/m²	25.8 kg/m²
80	Mauritius	21.1%	15.8%	26.4%	25.2 kg/m²	24.6 kg/m²
81	Turkmenistan	21.2%	18.2%	24.0%	26.6 kg/m²	26.5 kg/m²
82	Russia	21.3%	18.5%	23.5%	26.2 kg/m²	25.8 kg/m²
83	Kyrgyzstan	21.5%	17.5%	25.3%	26.6 kg/m²	25.9 kg/m²
84	Vanuatu	21.6%	16.5%	26.6%	26.2 kg/m²	25.6 kg/m²
85	Gabon	21.8%	11.2%	32.8%	25.2 kg/m²	24.0 kg/m²
86	Morocco	22.0%	13.3%	30.7%	26.0 kg/m²	25.4 kg/m²
87	Mauritania	22.1%	7.83%	35.1%	24.9 kg/m²	23.2 kg/m²
88	Kazakhstan	22.4%	21.1%	23.7%	26.4 kg/m²	26.3 kg/m²
89	Slovenia	22.8%	28.9%	16.7%	26.6 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
90	Belgium	22.9%	22.0%	23.7%	26.1 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
91	Venezuela	23.0%	20.0%	25.7%	26.7 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
92	Portugal	23.0%	20.5%	25.2%	25.6 kg/m²	26.1 kg/m²
93	Israel	23.3%	22.8%	23.7%	27.3 kg/m²	27.6 kg/m²
94	Iceland	23.5%	24.7%	22.2%	26.2 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
95	Pakistan	23.5%	20.5%	26.7%	23.9 kg/m²	23.3 kg/m²
96	Malaysia	23.6%	18.7%	29.1%	25.7 kg/m²	25.3 kg/m²
97	Cyprus	23.7%	24.7%	22.6%	26.8 kg/m²	27.5 kg/m²
98	Bulgaria	24.0%	26.6%	21.6%	26.4 kg/m²	27.1 kg/m²
99	Algeria	24.3%	16.0%	32.9%	25.5 kg/m²	24.7 kg/m²
100	Germany	24.5%	25.6%	23.4%	26.6 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
101	Cuba	25.0%	21.0%	28.7%	25.6 kg/m²	25.2 kg/m²
102	Estonia	25.1%	23.0%	26.8%	26.4 kg/m²	26.9 kg/m²
103	Colombia	25.3%	18.9%	31.3%	26.2 kg/m²	25.8 kg/m²
104	Mongolia	25.5%	23.0%	27.9%	26.2 kg/m²	25.9 kg/m²
105	Serbia	25.6%	28.3%	23.3%	26.1 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
106	Iran	25.7%	19.5%	32.1%	26.1 kg/m²	25.2 kg/m²
107	Poland	25.9%	28.7%	23.4%	26.7 kg/m²	27.4 kg/m²
108	Bosnia and Herzegovina	26.1%	25.3%	26.8%	25.8 kg/m²	26.4 kg/m²
109	Belarus	26.1%	21.7%	29.7%	26.6 kg/m²	26.4 kg/m²
110	Lithuania	26.1%	25.6%	26.6%	26.4 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
111	Finland	26.2%	24.9%	27.6%	25.9 kg/m²	26.4 kg/m²
112	Guatemala	26.7%	22.5%	30.7%	26.6 kg/m²	25.7 kg/m²
113	Moldova	27.0%	23.5%	29.9%	27.0 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
114	Eswatini	27.1%	13.2%	40.0%	26.8 kg/m²	24.5 kg/m²
115	Canada	27.1%	28.7%	25.5%	26.9 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
116	Albania	27.3%	25.0%	29.5%	26.7 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
117	Papua New Guinea	27.6%	24.1%	31.3%	25.6 kg/m²	25.3 kg/m²
118	Tunisia	27.7%	19.4%	35.5%	26.3 kg/m²	25.5 kg/m²
119	Ukraine	27.8%	22.4%	32.2%	26.6 kg/m²	26.9 kg/m²
120	Latvia	27.9%	25.7%	29.7%	26.7 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
121	Armenia	28.6%	21.4%	34.4%	26.3 kg/m²	25.6 kg/m²
122	Ecuador	28.7%	23.5%	33.8%	27.3 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
123	Bolivia	28.8%	22.8%	34.8%	26.6 kg/m²	25.3 kg/m²
124	Peru	29.1%	24.9%	33.2%	26.7 kg/m²	26.2 kg/m²
125	United Kingdom	29.2%	27.9%	30.5%	27.1 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
126	Azerbaijan	29.3%	21.5%	36.4%	27.1 kg/m²	26.1 kg/m²
127	Greenland	29.3%	26.1%	32.8%	—	—
128	Oman	29.4%	24.9%	38.4%	26.3 kg/m²	26.4 kg/m²
129	Guyana	29.8%	18.5%	40.0%	26.4 kg/m²	25.1 kg/m²
130	Syria	29.9%	23.4%	36.3%	28.3 kg/m²	27.4 kg/m²
131	United Arab Emirates	30.3%	28.0%	34.9%	28.4 kg/m²	28.0 kg/m²
132	Slovakia	30.3%	33.5%	27.3%	26.4 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
133	Turkey	30.5%	22.8%	38.1%	27.9 kg/m²	27.1 kg/m²
134	Uzbekistan	30.6%	27.6%	33.5%	26.9 kg/m²	26.3 kg/m²
135	Ireland	30.6%	31.9%	29.4%	27.5 kg/m²	27.9 kg/m²
136	Dominican Republic	30.7%	24.0%	37.1%	26.5 kg/m²	25.0 kg/m²
137	Suriname	30.8%	20.4%	40.9%	26.5 kg/m²	25.4 kg/m²
138	Honduras	30.8%	23.4%	38.2%	26.8 kg/m²	25.9 kg/m²
139	Brazil	30.9%	26.6%	35.0%	26.6 kg/m²	26.3 kg/m²
140	North Macedonia	31.2%	30.5%	31.9%	26.8 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
141	South Africa	31.3%	13.7%	47.6%	27.3 kg/m²	25.0 kg/m²
142	El Salvador	31.4%	23.1%	38.4%	27.7 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
143	Lebanon	31.5%	29.4%	33.4%	27.6 kg/m²	27.9 kg/m²
144	Czechia	31.6%	35.5%	27.9%	27.1 kg/m²	27.9 kg/m²
145	Grenada	31.9%	19.6%	44.1%	27.0 kg/m²	25.2 kg/m²
146	Trinidad and Tobago	32.0%	25.4%	38.2%	27.6 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
147	Australia	32.4%	33.1%	31.6%	27.1 kg/m²	27.6 kg/m²
148	Dominica	33.0%	19.0%	46.9%	27.0 kg/m²	25.0 kg/m²
149	Jordan	33.2%	28.1%	38.7%	29.0 kg/m²	28.3 kg/m²
150	Palestine	33.2%	26.2%	39.9%	—	—
151	Malta	33.3%	35.0%	31.5%	27.1 kg/m²	27.7 kg/m²
152	Costa Rica	33.4%	25.8%	40.6%	27.3 kg/m²	26.8 kg/m²
153	Libya	33.5%	25.4%	41.9%	28.1 kg/m²	26.9 kg/m²
154	Greece	33.7%	31.9%	35.3%	27.1 kg/m²	27.5 kg/m²
155	Nicaragua	34.0%	28.3%	39.4%	27.2 kg/m²	26.5 kg/m²
156	Paraguay	34.2%	29.0%	39.3%	26.7 kg/m²	26.5 kg/m²
157	New Zealand	34.7%	33.2%	36.2%	28.0 kg/m²	28.1 kg/m²
158	Bermuda	34.8%	24.9%	44.1%	—	—
159	Seychelles	34.9%	25.8%	46.6%	26.7 kg/m²	25.5 kg/m²
160	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	35.0%	19.9%	50.7%	27.2 kg/m²	26.3 kg/m²
161	Saint Lucia	35.4%	21.6%	48.6%	30.0 kg/m²	29.6 kg/m²
162	Antigua and Barbuda	35.4%	24.9%	44.7%	26.7 kg/m²	25.7 kg/m²
163	Bahrain	35.5%	32.1%	42.1%	24.8 kg/m²	24.8 kg/m²
164	Jamaica	35.7%	19.8%	51.0%	27.8 kg/m²	25.8 kg/m²
165	Uruguay	36.3%	32.4%	39.9%	27.4 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²
166	Croatia	36.5%	37.8%	35.2%	27.4 kg/m²	28.0 kg/m²
167	Iraq	36.8%	28.6%	44.9%	28.8 kg/m²	27.8 kg/m²
168	Hungary	36.9%	38.5%	35.5%	27.3 kg/m²	28.2 kg/m²
169	Mexico	37.4%	32.6%	41.7%	28.0 kg/m²	27.5 kg/m²
170	Romania	37.7%	38.3%	37.2%	26.9 kg/m²	27.0 kg/m²
171	Brunei	37.7%	34.2%	41.8%	27.2 kg/m²	27.2 kg/m²
172	Panama	37.8%	30.5%	44.9%	26.9 kg/m²	26.2 kg/m²
173	Argentina	38.1%	36.6%	39.5%	27.7 kg/m²	27.8 kg/m²
174	Saudi Arabia	39.2%	37.0%	43.2%	28.5 kg/m²	28.0 kg/m²
175	Fiji	39.3%	29.3%	49.0%	27.7 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²
176	Barbados	39.6%	28.0%	50.0%	27.8 kg/m²	26.4 kg/m²
177	Georgia	40.1%	36.0%	43.5%	27.6 kg/m²	27.5 kg/m²
178	Chile	41.1%	34.9%	47.1%	28.0 kg/m²	27.8 kg/m²
179	Marshall Islands	41.2%	31.4%	51.2%	29.6 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²
180	Kuwait	41.3%	38.3%	46.7%	29.6 kg/m²	29.0 kg/m²
181	United States	41.8%	40.6%	43.0%	28.9 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²
182	Puerto Rico	41.9%	34.7%	48.1%	—	—
183	Palau	42.1%	38.0%	47.0%	29.5 kg/m²	29.5 kg/m²
184	Qatar	42.4%	40.2%	49.0%	29.2 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²
185	Egypt	42.8%	29.6%	56.1%	29.6 kg/m²	27.8 kg/m²
186	Belize	43.2%	33.1%	53.4%	29.1 kg/m²	27.5 kg/m²
187	Kiribati	45.3%	36.8%	52.9%	30.1 kg/m²	29.0 kg/m²
188	Micronesia	46.8%	38.2%	55.0%	29.7 kg/m²	28.1 kg/m²
189	Saint Kitts and Nevis	47.9%	38.1%	56.7%	29.5 kg/m²	28.2 kg/m²
190	Bahamas	48.4%	39.4%	56.4%	28.0 kg/m²	27.1 kg/m²
191	French Polynesia	49.5%	48.1%	50.9%	—	—
192	Samoa	63.2%	50.5%	75.5%	32.2 kg/m²	30.4 kg/m²
193	Tuvalu	64.7%	57.8%	71.6%	30.8 kg/m²	30.0 kg/m²
194	Niue	66.3%	63.1%	69.2%	32.4 kg/m²	31.4 kg/m²
195	Tokelau	70.0%	66.1%	73.6%	—	—
196	Nauru	71.5%	71.8%	71.1%	32.5 kg/m²	32.2 kg/m²
197	Tonga	72.3%	62.3%	80.2%	32.2 kg/m²	30.5 kg/m²
198	Cook Islands	72.4%	70.7%	74.0%	32.9 kg/m²	32.7 kg/m²
199	American Samoa	75.8%	70.8%	80.9%	—	—

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r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 157
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% Overweight (Ages 5-19)Childhood Obesity Rates by Country
r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 193
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Chicken Consumption Per CapitaChicken Consumption by Country
r = +0.70 · very strong · n = 184
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Meat Consumption per CapitaMeat Consumption by Country
r = +0.64 · strong · n = 184
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Obesity Rate (WHO) tend to score lower on these

Global Hunger IndexGlobal Hunger Index by Country
r = −0.69 · strong · n = 131
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CountContinent With the Most Countries
r = −0.62 · strong · n = 191
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Year of last caseCountries with Polio
r = −0.62 · strong · n = 175
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Employment in AgricultureEmployment in Agriculture by Country
r = −0.57 · strong · n = 176
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Renewable Energy Consumption inc. HydroRenewable Energy by Country
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 193
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Renewable Energy Consumption as % of Total ConsumptionRenewable Energy by Country
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 193
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO)?: American Samoa has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024, at 75.8%, followed by Cook Islands (72.4%) and Tonga (72.3%).
Which country has the lowest Obesity Rate (WHO)?: Vietnam has the lowest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024, at 2.49%.
What is the median Obesity Rate (WHO) across countries?: The median is 24.5% across the 199 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this most obese countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30, age-standardized - WHO; Mean body mass index trends among adults, age-standardized (kg/m²) - WHO; Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity - WorldObesity.org; Which countries have the biggest weight problem? - Telegraph.