Somalia vs Syria: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Somalia
23.9%
in 2024
Syria
23.5%
in 2024
Somalia rank
45th
Syria rank
47th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9% against 23.5% in Syria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 45th and Syria ranks 47th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 29.0% | 4.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.2% | 0.2% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 23.9% against 23.5% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Somalia ranks 45th and Syria ranks 47th 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.