Afghanistan vs Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Afghanistan
42.0%
in 2024
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
29.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
8th
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank
8th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Afghanistan
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.0% against 29.1% in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th of 147 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 43.5% | 8.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 33.4% | 9.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 29.1% | 12.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Afghanistan or Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Afghanistan, at 42.0% against 29.1% in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Afghanistan and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- 12.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.