Kiribati vs Maldives: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Kiribati
13.8%
in 2024
Maldives
13.6%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
69th
Maldives rank
71st

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Kiribati
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Kiribati ranks 69th and Maldives ranks 71st of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 17.8% 26.2% 8.4% Maldives
2010s 15.0% 15.2% 0.2% Maldives
2020s 13.8% 13.5% 0.3% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Kiribati or Maldives?
Kiribati, at 13.8% against 13.6% in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Kiribati and Maldives?
0.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Maldives?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Kiribati ranks 69th and Maldives ranks 71st 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.