Samoa vs Suriname: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Samoa
8.4%
in 2024
Suriname
8.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
91st
Suriname rank
92nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Samoa ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 92nd of 147 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 11.4% | 6.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 8.3% | 2.7% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 8.0% | 0.2% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Samoa or Suriname?
- Samoa, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Samoa and Suriname?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Samoa ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 92nd 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.