Caribbean vs Egypt: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Caribbean
12.2%
in 2024
Egypt
12.9%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
89th
Egypt rank
86th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12.9% against 12.2% in Caribbean, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 89th and Egypt ranks 86th of 178 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 25.6% | 11.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 20.2% | 7.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 13.5% | 1.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Caribbean or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 12.9% against 12.2% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Caribbean and Egypt?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Egypt rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Caribbean ranks 89th and Egypt ranks 86th 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.