Madagascar vs Melanesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Madagascar
38.4%
in 2024
Melanesia
43.6%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Melanesia rank
11th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) over time
- Madagascar
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 43.6% against 38.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 38.2% | 16.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 42.9% | 3.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 42.8% | 3.8% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Madagascar or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 43.6% against 38.4% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Madagascar and Melanesia?
- 5.2%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 11th 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.