Afghanistan vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Afghanistan
42.0%
in 2024
Yemen
47.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Yemen rank
6th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 47.4% against 42.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 54.1% | 2.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 47.5% | 4.9% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 46.4% | 5.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 47.4% against 42.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 5.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 6th of 176 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.