Maldives vs Morocco: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Maldives
- Morocco
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 13.6% against 12.9% in Morocco, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 71st and Morocco ranks 72nd of 162 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 20.3% | 5.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.8% | 0.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Maldives or Morocco?
- Maldives, at 13.6% against 12.9% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Maldives and Morocco?
- 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Morocco?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Maldives ranks 71st and Morocco ranks 72nd 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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About this data
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.