Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Benin or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 33.8% against 33.2% in Benin as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Benin vs Nigeria: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Benin

33.2%

in 2024

Nigeria

33.8%

in 2024

Benin rank

19th

Nigeria rank

17th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Benin
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 33.8% against 33.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 162 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.3%	40.6%	5.3%	Nigeria
2010s	33.9%	35.9%	2.1%	Nigeria
2020s	32.8%	33.6%	0.7%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Benin or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 33.8% against 33.2% in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Benin and Nigeria?: 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Benin ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th 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: 17 September 2026

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.