Key Market Indicators
By 2026, the Marshall Islands is projected to have the highest overweight prevalence in the world, with 86.4 percent of its adult population overweight or obese. This is a slight increase from the current rate of 85 percent. In 1980, the overweight prevalence in the Marshall Islands was 0.4 percent lower than it is today. In 2021, the country was the second highest in terms of overweight prevalence, with Nauru taking the lead. The Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati held the second, third and fourth spots respectively.
