Melanesia vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Melanesia
43.6%
in 2024
Yemen
47.4%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
11th
Yemen rank
6th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Melanesia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 47.4% against 43.6% in Melanesia, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 54.1% | 15.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 47.5% | 4.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 46.4% | 3.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Melanesia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 47.4% against 43.6% in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Melanesia and Yemen?
- 3.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 6th 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.