World Distribution of Obesity

According to an article in the Daily Mail,  people living in the US are, on average, the fattest people in the world. No surprises there then. American men and women reportedly have an average bmi of over 28, according to figures from the World Health Organisation. This is regarded as overweight, and for the average of the country to be this low is extremely worrying. Even Britain isn't that far behind, with an average of around 27, and that our women are on average the fattest in western Europe.
The graphs below show the world distribution of obesity, with the darker the colour, the fatter the country on average is:

As expected, lots of the more developed countries have high bmis, but there also some exceptions in north africa and south america. bmi of course, cannot always be trusted however, as muscle isn't taken into consideration.
Obesity brings with it all sorts of health risks, such as high cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes, which is why it needs to be taken seriously as increasing amounts of people are putting themselves in serious data.