Physical inactivity by country, 2022
Share of adults aged 18 and over who do less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity a week, or an equivalent combination. WHO modelled estimate (crude).
193 places ranked for 2022. Highest: United Arab Emirates (64.0%). Lowest: Malawi (2.1%). The median is 26.5%.
Highest 10
- 1. United Arab Emirates 64.0%
- 2. Cuba 63.8%
- 3. Kuwait 63.1%
- 4. South Korea 60.7%
- 5. Lebanon 59.6%
- 6. Panama 58.0%
- 7. Portugal 56.1%
- 8. Qatar 51.1%
- 9. Japan 50.6%
- 10. Costa Rica 50.5%
Lowest 10
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 193. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
In short
- Among the 193 countries with a value for 2022, the highest is United Arab Emirates (64.0%) and the lowest Malawi (2.1%).
- Half of the countries are above 26.5% and half below.
- From 2021 to 2022 the value rose in 118 countries and fell in 75.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 64.0% | 2022 | |
| 2 | Cuba | 63.8% | 2022 | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 63.1% | 2022 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 60.7% | 2022 | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 59.6% | 2022 | |
| 6 | Panama | 58.0% | 2022 | |
| 7 | Portugal | 56.1% | 2022 | |
| 8 | Qatar | 51.1% | 2022 | |
| 9 | Japan | 50.6% | 2022 | |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 50.5% | 2022 | |
| 11 | Iraq | 49.8% | 2022 | |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 49.6% | 2022 | |
| 13 | Serbia | 48.9% | 2022 | |
| 14 | India | 48.7% | 2022 | |
| 15 | Suriname | 48.7% | 2022 | |
| 16 | Barbados | 46.7% | 2022 | |
| 17 | Venezuela | 46.2% | 2022 | |
| 18 | Puerto Rico (US) | 45.9% | 2022 | |
| 19 | Iran | 45.9% | 2022 | |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.7% | 2022 | |
| 21 | Italy | 45.2% | 2022 | |
| 22 | Türkiye | 44.5% | 2022 | |
| 23 | Philippines | 44.4% | 2022 | |
| 24 | Libya | 44.3% | 2022 | |
| 25 | Pakistan | 44.2% | 2022 | |
| 26 | Malta | 43.7% | 2022 | |
| 27 | South Africa | 43.6% | 2022 | |
| 28 | Cyprus | 43.0% | 2022 | |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.4% | 2022 | |
| 30 | Brazil | 40.9% | 2022 | |
| 31 | Romania | 40.4% | 2022 | |
| 32 | Poland | 40.4% | 2022 | |
| 33 | Canada | 40.4% | 2022 | |
| 34 | Belize | 40.2% | 2022 | |
| 35 | Argentina | 39.8% | 2022 | |
| 36 | Chile | 39.8% | 2022 | |
| 37 | Greece | 39.8% | 2022 | |
| 38 | Malaysia | 39.2% | 2022 | |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 39.0% | 2022 | |
| 40 | El Salvador | 38.9% | 2022 | |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 38.5% | 2022 | |
| 42 | Jamaica | 38.2% | 2022 | |
| 43 | Norway | 38.1% | 2022 | |
| 44 | Oman | 38.0% | 2022 | |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 37.4% | 2022 | |
| 46 | Bahamas | 37.4% | 2022 | |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 37.0% | 2022 | |
| 48 | Bahrain | 36.9% | 2022 | |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 36.8% | 2022 | |
| 50 | Grenada | 36.6% | 2022 | |
| 51 | United States | 36.4% | 2022 | |
| 52 | Uruguay | 36.4% | 2022 | |
| 53 | Syria | 36.3% | 2022 | |
| 54 | Mauritania | 36.2% | 2022 | |
| 55 | Guatemala | 35.2% | 2022 | |
| 56 | Paraguay | 35.1% | 2022 | |
| 57 | Honduras | 35.0% | 2022 | |
| 58 | Colombia | 34.5% | 2022 | |
| 59 | Peru | 34.5% | 2022 | |
| 60 | Guyana | 34.3% | 2022 | |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 33.8% | 2022 | |
| 62 | Tunisia | 33.8% | 2022 | |
| 63 | Naoero | 33.2% | 2022 | |
| 64 | Hungary | 33.1% | 2022 | |
| 65 | Croatia | 33.0% | 2022 | |
| 66 | Egypt | 32.4% | 2022 | |
| 67 | Mauritius | 31.5% | 2022 | |
| 68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.4% | 2022 | |
| 69 | Thailand | 31.2% | 2022 | |
| 70 | Brunei | 31.0% | 2022 | |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 31.0% | 2022 | |
| 72 | Dominica | 30.8% | 2022 | |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 30.4% | 2022 | |
| 74 | Kiribati | 30.3% | 2022 | |
| 75 | Tonga | 30.2% | 2022 | |
| 76 | Viet Nam | 30.2% | 2022 | |
| 77 | Cabo Verde | 29.8% | 2022 | |
| 78 | Andorra | 29.2% | 2022 | |
| 79 | San Marino | 29.0% | 2022 | |
| 80 | Belgium | 28.8% | 2022 | |
| 81 | Micronesia | 28.5% | 2022 | |
| 82 | Algeria | 28.5% | 2022 | |
| 83 | Armenia | 28.4% | 2022 | |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 28.4% | 2022 | |
| 85 | North Korea | 28.1% | 2022 | |
| 86 | Mexico | 28.0% | 2022 | |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 28.0% | 2022 | |
| 88 | Australia | 28.0% | 2022 | |
| 89 | Israel | 27.9% | 2022 | |
| 90 | Iceland | 27.7% | 2022 | |
| 91 | West Bank and Gaza | 27.6% | 2022 | |
| 92 | Czechia | 27.1% | 2022 | |
| 93 | France | 27.1% | 2022 | |
| 94 | Mali | 27.1% | 2022 | |
| 95 | Haiti | 26.8% | 2022 | |
| 96 | Yemen | 26.7% | 2022 | |
| 97 | Albania | 26.5% | 2022 | |
| 98 | Georgia | 26.5% | 2022 | |
| 99 | Jordan | 26.4% | 2022 | |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 26.4% | 2022 | |
| 101 | Palau | 26.4% | 2022 | |
| 102 | Mongolia | 26.3% | 2022 | |
| 103 | Slovakia | 25.8% | 2022 | |
| 104 | Spain | 25.3% | 2022 | |
| 105 | Montenegro | 25.1% | 2022 | |
| 106 | Singapore | 24.6% | 2022 | |
| 107 | Lithuania | 24.3% | 2022 | |
| 108 | Morocco | 24.2% | 2022 | |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 24.1% | 2022 | |
| 110 | Ireland | 23.9% | 2022 | |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.8% | 2022 | |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 23.6% | 2022 | |
| 113 | Namibia | 23.5% | 2022 | |
| 114 | China | 23.3% | 2022 | |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 23.3% | 2022 | |
| 116 | Austria | 22.9% | 2022 | |
| 117 | Slovenia | 22.7% | 2022 | |
| 118 | Maldives | 22.6% | 2022 | |
| 119 | Ecuador | 22.5% | 2022 | |
| 120 | Switzerland | 21.9% | 2022 | |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 21.9% | 2022 | |
| 122 | Bolivia | 21.3% | 2022 | |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 21.1% | 2022 | |
| 124 | Myanmar | 21.1% | 2022 | |
| 125 | New Zealand | 20.7% | 2022 | |
| 126 | Seychelles | 20.6% | 2022 | |
| 127 | Russia | 20.3% | 2022 | |
| 128 | Botswana | 20.2% | 2022 | |
| 129 | Estonia | 19.5% | 2022 | |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 19.3% | 2022 | |
| 131 | Ghana | 19.2% | 2022 | |
| 132 | Gabon | 19.2% | 2022 | |
| 133 | Gambia | 18.8% | 2022 | |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.6% | 2022 | |
| 135 | Indonesia | 18.3% | 2022 | |
| 136 | Latvia | 18.2% | 2022 | |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.6% | 2022 | |
| 138 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.4% | 2022 | |
| 139 | Eswatini | 17.3% | 2022 | |
| 140 | Sudan | 17.1% | 2022 | |
| 141 | Cameroon | 16.7% | 2022 | |
| 142 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 16.6% | 2022 | |
| 143 | Belarus | 16.3% | 2022 | |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 16.2% | 2022 | |
| 145 | Nigeria | 16.2% | 2022 | |
| 146 | Benin | 16.1% | 2022 | |
| 147 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 16.0% | 2022 | |
| 148 | Comoros | 15.9% | 2022 | |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 15.7% | 2022 | |
| 150 | Djibouti | 15.6% | 2022 | |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.5% | 2022 | |
| 152 | Chad | 15.5% | 2022 | |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 15.5% | 2022 | |
| 154 | Ukraine | 15.4% | 2022 | |
| 155 | Angola | 15.4% | 2022 | |
| 156 | Germany | 15.0% | 2022 | |
| 157 | Guinea | 14.9% | 2022 | |
| 158 | Fiji | 14.9% | 2022 | |
| 159 | Senegal | 14.7% | 2022 | |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 14.7% | 2022 | |
| 161 | South Sudan | 14.6% | 2022 | |
| 162 | Laos | 14.6% | 2022 | |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 14.5% | 2022 | |
| 164 | Denmark | 14.5% | 2022 | |
| 165 | Republic of the Congo | 14.2% | 2022 | |
| 166 | Niger | 14.1% | 2022 | |
| 167 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.2% | 2022 | |
| 168 | Togo | 13.0% | 2022 | |
| 169 | Samoa | 12.9% | 2022 | |
| 170 | Liberia | 12.9% | 2022 | |
| 171 | Cambodia | 12.4% | 2022 | |
| 172 | Burundi | 12.4% | 2022 | |
| 173 | Madagascar | 12.1% | 2022 | |
| 174 | Finland | 12.0% | 2022 | |
| 175 | Zambia | 11.6% | 2022 | |
| 176 | Moldova | 11.6% | 2022 | |
| 177 | Netherlands | 11.4% | 2022 | |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2022 | |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 11.3% | 2022 | |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 11.2% | 2022 | |
| 181 | Sweden | 10.7% | 2022 | |
| 182 | Eritrea | 10.7% | 2022 | |
| 183 | Bhutan | 9.1% | 2022 | |
| 184 | Mozambique | 8.2% | 2022 | |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 8.0% | 2022 | |
| 186 | Nepal | 7.7% | 2022 | |
| 187 | Rwanda | 7.6% | 2022 | |
| 188 | Kenya | 7.5% | 2022 | |
| 189 | Lesotho | 7.0% | 2022 | |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 6.8% | 2022 | |
| 191 | Uganda | 4.2% | 2022 | |
| 192 | Tanzania | 3.5% | 2022 | |
| 193 | Malawi | 2.1% | 2022 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2022, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2022 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by WHO; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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