25 Countries With The Worst Eating Habits In The World

Do you want to know about the 25 countries with the worst eating habits in the world? Food is probably the most important resource that we have. Unfortunately, despite sufficient food being produced in the world, currently nearly 850 million people are starving as they do not have enough food. The reason behind this discrepancy is the fact that many countries, instead of appreciating the fact that they have sufficient food, waste it. This in turn, reduces the resources that could otherwise have been spent to feed the hungry.

Of course, starvation is not the only consequence resulting from overconsumption of food, especially junk food. This can lead to a host diseases which can in turn result in death. In fact, many people develop eating disorders due to their unhealthy eating habits, as can be evidenced in 11 countries with the highest rates of eating disorders in the world.

Meanwhile, the most common ailments to occur from unhealthy eating are obesity and diabetes, which is why we have decided to use them in order to rank the 11 countries with the worst eating habits in the world. We have used figured provided by the International Diabetes Federation to figure out the countries most afflicted with diabetes. Meanwhile, figures traced from the World Health Organization allowed us to discover the countries whose population is suffering from obesity. You can already look at our article about the 7 countries with the highest obesity rates. The countries mentioned below are those with the worst overall eating habits which is why we called them the countries with the worst eating habits:

25. Antigua and Barbuda

Percentage of population with diabetes: 13.08%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 23

Percentage of population with obesity: 55.5%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 55

24. Turkey

Percentage of population with diabetes: 14.84%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 19

Percentage of population with obesity: 56.8%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 49

23. Tuvalu

Percentage of population with diabetes: 15.33%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 17

Percentage of population with obesity: 56.6%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 50

22. Jordan

Percentage of population with diabetes: 11.45

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 34

Percentage of population with obesity: 60.5%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 33

21. Guatemela

Percentage of population with diabetes: 10.84%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 39

Percentage of population with obesity: 61.2%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 28

20. Nicaragua

Percentage of population with diabetes: 12.45%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 29

Percentage of population with obesity: 60.4%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 34

19.  United States

Percentage of population with diabetes: 9.39%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 57

Percentage of population with obesity: 74.1%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 5

18. The Bahamas

Percentage of population with diabetes: 12.84%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 25

Percentage of population with obesity: 60.4%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 34

17. New Zealand

Percentage of population with diabetes: 9.9%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 46

Percentage of population with obesity: 68.4%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 13

16. Chile

Percentage of population with diabetes: 11.19%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 36

Percentage of population with obesity: 65.3%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 19

15. Seychelle

Percentage of population with diabetes: 11.98%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 31

Percentage of population with obesity: 64.6%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 20

14. Dominica

Percentage of population with diabetes: 10.99%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 37

Percentage of population with obesity: 71%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 7

13. Vanuatu

Percentage of population with diabetes: 23.71%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 3

Percentage of population with obesity: 59.6%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 41

12. Mexico

Percentage of population with diabetes: 12.63%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 27

Percentage of population with obesity: 68.1%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 15

11. Qatar

Percentage of population with diabetes: 19.78%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 8

Percentage of population with obesity: 61%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 31

10. Trinidad and Tobago

Percentage of population with diabetes: 13.09%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 22

Percentage of population with obesity: 67.9%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 16

9. Barbados

Percentage of population with diabetes: 12.35%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 30

Percentage of population with obesity: 69.7%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 8

8. Saudi Arabia

Percentage of population with diabetes: 23.9%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 2

Percentage of population with obesity: 63.5%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 24

7. Bahrain

Percentage of population with diabetes: 21.87%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 5

Percentage of population with obesity: 64.1%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 21

6. United Arab Emirates

Percentage of population with diabetes: 19.02%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 9

Percentage of population with obesity: 68.3%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 14

5.  Egypt

Percentage of population with diabetes: 16.56%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 13

Percentage of population with obesity: 69.4%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 9

4. Tonga

Percentage of population with diabetes: 14.76%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 20

Percentage of population with obesity: 90.8%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 1

3. Palau

Percentage of population with diabetes:18.46%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 10

Percentage of population with obesity: 78.4%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 3

2. Kuwait

Percentage of population with diabetes: 23.13%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 4

Percentage of population with obesity: 74.2%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 4

1. Kiribati

Percentage of population with diabetes: 26.43%

Ranking according to percentage of population with diabetes: 1

Percentage of population with obesity: 73.6%

Ranking according to percentage of population with obesity: 6

Hope you have learned something new from this list of countries with the worst eating habits in the world.