Brazil vs Samoa: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Brazil
8.9%
in 2024
Samoa
8.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
108th
Samoa rank
111th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) over time
- Brazil
- Samoa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.9% against 8.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 111th of 178 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 2.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 0.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Brazil or Samoa?
- Brazil, at 8.9% against 8.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Brazil and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Samoa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Brazil ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 111th of 178 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.