Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Guinea
24.5%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
25.9%
in 2024
Guinea rank
35th
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 25.9% against 24.5% in Guinea, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea ranks 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 32.4% 29.0% 3.4% Guinea
2010s 29.6% 25.6% 4.0% Guinea
2020s 24.9% 25.5% 0.6% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 25.9% against 24.5% in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
1.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Guinea ranks 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,161 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.