Kiribati vs Panama: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Kiribati
14.7%
in 2024
Panama
14.0%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
62nd
Panama rank
64th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Kiribati
- Panama
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 14.7% against 14.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 64th of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 20.2% | 1.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 18.5% | 2.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.1% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Kiribati or Panama?
- Kiribati, at 14.7% against 14.0% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Kiribati and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Panama rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kiribati ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 64th of 147 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.