World vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
World
23.2%
in 2024
Yemen
47.4%
in 2024
World rank
9th
Yemen rank
6th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- World
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 47.4% against 23.2% in World, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.0 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
World ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 6th of 30 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 54.1% | 22.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 47.5% | 22.4% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 46.4% | 23.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, World or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 47.4% against 23.2% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between World and Yemen?
- 24.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do World and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- World ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 6th of 30 groups.
- 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.