Fiji vs Polynesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Fiji
7.2%
in 2024
Polynesia
7.0%
in 2024
Fiji rank
121st
Polynesia rank
124th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) over time
- Fiji
- Polynesia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Polynesia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Polynesia ahead.
Fiji ranks 121st and Polynesia ranks 124th of 178 countries.
Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.1% | 2.4% | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.8% | 0.1% | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.8% | 0.0% | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Fiji or Polynesia?
- Fiji, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Fiji and Polynesia?
- 0.2%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Polynesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Polynesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Fiji ranks 121st and Polynesia ranks 124th 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.