Gambia vs Maldives: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Gambia
14.0%
in 2024
Maldives
14.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
78th
Maldives rank
77th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Gambia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14.2% against 14.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Gambia ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 77th of 176 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 27.1% | 0.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.8% | 4.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 0.8% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Gambia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 14.2% against 14.0% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Gambia and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Gambia ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 77th 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.