Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Somalia: 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
16.8
in 2022
Somalia
18
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
66th
Somalia rank
63rd

2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Somalia
20304050200020112022

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 18 against 16.8 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 1.2.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 63rd of 159 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 42.36 33.25 9.11 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 23.29 24.94 1.65 Somalia
2020s 17.5 18.7 1.2 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Somalia?
Somalia, at 18 against 16.8 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Somalia?
1.2, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Somalia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Somalia rank globally for 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 63rd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Somalia: 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/2-2-1-prevalence-of-stunting-among-children-under-5-percent/korea-dem-people-s-rep/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/2-2-1-prevalence-of-stunting-among-children-under-5-percent/korea-dem-people-s-rep/somalia-fed-rep/">Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs Somalia: 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
159 places, 3,657 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed