Gambia vs Nauru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male

Gambia
15.6%
in 2024
Nauru
17.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
70th
Nauru rank
69th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

  • Gambia
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 17.1% against 15.6% in Gambia, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 70th and Nauru ranks 69th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 28.8% 25.4% 3.4% Gambia
2010s 22.6% 20.8% 1.8% Gambia
2020s 16.5% 17.1% 0.6% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Gambia or Nauru?
Nauru, at 17.1% against 15.6% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Gambia and Nauru?
1.5%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nauru?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Nauru rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
Gambia ranks 70th and Nauru ranks 69th 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, male (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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.