Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted

Somalia
23.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
23.7%
in 2024
Somalia rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
39th

Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 23.9% against 23.7% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 147 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 33.1% 33.8% 0.7% Zimbabwe
2010s 27.9% 28.1% 0.2% Zimbabwe
2020s 24.1% 23.5% 0.6% 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 Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 23.9% against 23.7% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
Somalia ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
198 places, 4,950 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed