Angola vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Angola
47.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
47.6%
in 2024
Angola rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Angola
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Angola currently reports 47.7% against 47.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 42.4% | 4.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 47.5% | 12.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 46.9% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Angola or Papua New Guinea?
- Angola, at 47.7% against 47.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Angola and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Angola ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th 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.