Sierra Leone vs South 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
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25.2 % against 24.4 % in South Africa, a difference of 0.8 %.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 36th of 147 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.91 % | 25.74 % | 12.17 % | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 31.3 % | 22.32 % | 8.98 % | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 25.58 % | 23.44 % | 2.14 % | Sierra Leone |
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), Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 25.2 % against 24.4 % in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 0.8 %, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 36th 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.