Barbados vs Bulgaria: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Barbados
5.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
122nd
Bulgaria rank
124th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

  • Barbados
  • Bulgaria
02468200020122024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 5.8% against 5.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

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

Barbados ranks 122nd and Bulgaria ranks 124th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 8.1% 8.6% 0.5% Bulgaria
2010s 7.0% 6.8% 0.2% Barbados
2020s 5.8% 5.6% 0.2% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Barbados or Bulgaria?
Barbados, at 5.8% against 5.5% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Barbados and Bulgaria?
0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
Barbados ranks 122nd and Bulgaria ranks 124th 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 (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 (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 is the percentage of children 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.