Argentina vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted

Argentina
10.7%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
10.1%
in 2024
Argentina rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
98th

Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Argentina
  • Sri Lanka
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 10.7% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Argentina ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 176 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 8.1% 19.1% 10.9% Sri Lanka
2010s 7.6% 14.3% 6.7% Sri Lanka
2020s 9.8% 10.5% 0.8% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Argentina or Sri Lanka?
Argentina, at 10.7% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Argentina and Sri Lanka?
0.6%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
Argentina ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-moderately-or-severely-stunted-percent/argentina/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-moderately-or-severely-stunted-percent/argentina/sri-lanka/">Argentina vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Unit
per pop u5
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
209 places, 5,225 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed