Somalia vs Uganda: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Somalia
23.9%
in 2024
Uganda
23.5%
in 2024
Somalia rank
38th
Uganda rank
40th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9% against 23.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 40th of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 41.2% | 8.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 30.5% | 2.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.0% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 23.9% against 23.5% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Somalia ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 40th 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.