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Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
20.7%
Median: 18.2%
Countries Covered
74
with available data
Highest
Burundi
52.8%
Lowest
Latvia
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi52.8%
2Yemen48.5%
3Niger47.7%
4Timor-Leste46.7%
5Guatemala46.0%
By Region
Other23.2%(45 countries)
North America20.8%(3 countries)
Africa20.4%(4 countries)
Asia19.1%(16 countries)
South America14.5%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5%)High (52.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.7%)
Other (45)
North America (3)
Africa (4)
Asia (16)
South America (2)
Europe (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 52.8% |
| 2 | Yemen | 48.5% |
| 3 | Niger | 47.7% |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 46.7% |
| 5 | Guatemala | 46.0% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.7% |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 44.6% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 39.8% |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 37.9% |
| 10 | Mozambique | 36.7% |
| 11 | Lesotho | 35.6% |
| 12 | India | 35.5% |
| 13 | Malawi | 35.5% |
| 14 | Benin | 34.1% |
| 15 | Nigeria | 33.8% |
| 16 | Rwanda | 33.1% |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.8% |
| 18 | Chad | 31.9% |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.0% |
| 20 | Philippines | 26.7% |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 26.3% |
| 22 | Guinea | 26.1% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 25.9% |
| 24 | Djibouti | 25.5% |
| 25 | Mali | 25.1% |
| 26 | Mauritania | 25.1% |
| 27 | Nepal | 24.8% |
| 28 | Uganda | 24.4% |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 23.6% |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.4% |
| 31 | Haiti | 22.0% |
| 32 | Indonesia | 22.0% |
| 33 | Cambodia | 21.9% |
| 34 | Malaysia | 21.2% |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 21.1% |
| 36 | Eswatini | 20.0% |
| 37 | Comoros | 18.2% |
| 38 | Vietnam | 18.2% |
| 39 | Bhutan | 17.9% |
| 40 | Kenya | 17.6% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.5% |
| 42 | Senegal | 17.5% |
| 43 | Ecuador | 17.4% |
| 44 | Ghana | 17.4% |
| 45 | Nauru | 15.7% |
| 46 | Gabon | 14.4% |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.1% |
| 48 | Lebanon | 13.9% |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 13.7% |
| 50 | Egypt | 12.8% |
| 51 | Mexico | 12.5% |
| 52 | Thailand | 12.4% |
| 53 | Peru | 11.5% |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 10.8% |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 10.5% |
| 56 | El Salvador | 10.0% |
| 57 | Mongolia | 8.8% |
| 58 | State of Palestine | 8.7% |
| 59 | Jordan | 8.2% |
| 60 | Libya | 7.9% |
| 61 | Fiji | 7.2% |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 6.6% |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 6.5% |
| 64 | Qatar | 6.2% |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.6% |
| 66 | United States of America | 3.8% |
| 67 | Malta | 3.3% |
| 68 | Kuwait | 3.2% |
| 69 | Finland | 2.8% |
| 70 | Belgium | 1.9% |
| 71 | Belarus | 1.2% |
| 72 | Lithuania | 1.0% |
| 73 | South Korea | 0.9% |
| 74 | Latvia | 0.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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