India vs Western Asia and Northern Africa: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) over time
- India
- Western Asia and Northern Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 32.9 % against 18.1 % in Western Asia and Northern Africa, a difference of 14.8 %.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Western Asia and Northern Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 19th and Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 17th of 147 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Western Asia and Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.79 % | 25.16 % | 22.63 % | India |
| 2010s | 39.16 % | 20.04 % | 19.12 % | India |
| 2020s | 33.16 % | 17.74 % | 15.42 % | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled), India or Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- India, at 32.9 % against 18.1 % in Western Asia and Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) between India and Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- 14.8 %, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Western Asia and Northern Africa rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- India ranks 19th and Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 17th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.