Based on a comparison of 11 countries in 2021, USA ranked the highest in obese population, measured as a share of female population with 42.1% followed by Mexico and New Zealand. On the other end of the scale was Japan with 3.80%, South Korea with 5.80% and Canada with 22.0%.
Data for more countries are available at Obese Population, Measured (As % of Female Population) indicator page.
Obese Population, Measured (As % of Female Population) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.5% | ... | ... | ... | |||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.0% | ... | 22.0% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.8% | ... | ... | ... | ||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.0% | ... | 23.0% | ... | ... | |||
Japan | % | 4.00% | 4.10% | 3.70% | 3.80% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Latvia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.8% | ... | 28.3% | ... | 28.9% | ... | ... | |
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.6% | ... | 40.2% | ... | 40.2% | ... | ... | |||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 34.0% | 33.8% | 32.2% | 31.9% | ... | ||||||||
South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.10% | 5.30% | 4.90% | 5.50% | 5.80% | ... | |||||||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.6% | ... | 42.1% | 42.1% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
United Kingdom | % | 26.6% | 30.0% | 29.2% | 29.1% | ... | ... | ... |