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
0102030200020122024

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gambia vs Maldives: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-moderately-or-severely-stunted-percent/gambia-the/maldives/

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/gambia-the/maldives/">Gambia vs Maldives: 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