Niger vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Niger
47.7%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
46.7%
in 2020
Niger rank
3rd
Timor-Leste rank
4th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

  • Niger
  • Timor-Leste
0204060198520032022

How they compare

Niger currently reports 47.7% against 46.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.0%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 3rd and Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 97 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 47.4% 57.4% 10.0% Timor-Leste
2010s 42.4% 50.5% 8.1% Timor-Leste
2020s 45.3% 46.7% 1.4% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Niger or Timor-Leste?
Niger, at 47.7% against 46.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Niger and Timor-Leste?
1.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Timor-Leste?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Niger and Timor-Leste rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
Niger ranks 3rd and Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Niger vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of stunting, height for age. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-stunting-height-for-age-percent-of-children-under-5/niger/timor-leste/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-stunting-height-for-age-percent-of-children-under-5/niger/timor-leste/">Niger vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of stunting, height for age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 955 data points, 1984–2024
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.