South Africa vs Zimbabwe: 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
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 24.4 % against 23.7 % in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.7 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
South Africa ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 147 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.74 % | 33.82 % | 8.08 % | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 22.32 % | 28.15 % | 5.83 % | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 23.44 % | 23.5 % | 0.06 % | Zimbabwe |
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), South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- South Africa, at 24.4 % against 23.7 % in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.7 %, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- South Africa ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.