South America vs South Sudan: 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 America
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 30 % against 9.9 % in South America, a difference of 20.1 %.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 3.0 times South America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 25th and South Sudan ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.06 % | 36.22 % | 23.16 % | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 9.82 % | 30.72 % | 20.9 % | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.58 % | 29.86 % | 20.28 % | South Sudan |
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 America or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 30 % against 9.9 % in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) between South America and South Sudan?
- 20.1 %, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and South Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South America and South Sudan rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- South America ranks 25th and South Sudan ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
- 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.