Based on a comparison of 11 countries in 2021, USA ranked the highest in obese population, measured as a share of male population with 43.5% followed by Hungary and New Zealand. On the other end of the scale was Japan with 5.50%, South Korea with 8.90% and Latvia with 18.4%.
Data for more countries are available at Obese Population, Measured (As % of Male Population) indicator page.
Obese Population, Measured (As % of Male Population) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.8% | ... | ... | ... | |||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.9% | ... | 26.7% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35.8% | ... | ... | ... | ||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.0% | ... | 24.0% | ... | ... | |||
Japan | % | 4.50% | 4.70% | 4.30% | 5.50% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Latvia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | ... | 19.5% | ... | 18.4% | ... | ... | |
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.7% | ... | 30.5% | ... | 31.5% | ... | ... | |||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.8% | 30.8% | 31.0% | 30.4% | 30.6% | ... | ||||||||
South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.00% | 5.40% | 6.90% | 6.20% | 8.90% | ... | |||||||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.3% | ... | 43.5% | 43.5% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
United Kingdom | % | 25.7% | 27.4% | 26.2% | 27.0% | ... | ... | ... |