How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nepal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.

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 underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Nepal: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Indonesia

16.7%

in 2023

Nepal

16.4%

in 2022

Indonesia rank

25th

Nepal rank

28th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Indonesia
Nepal

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nepal ahead.

Indonesia ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 28th of 83 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.6%	37.0%	8.4%	Nepal
2000s	24.4%	42.1%	17.7%	Nepal
2010s	19.2%	27.3%	8.1%	Nepal
2020s	17.2%	16.4%	0.8%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Indonesia or Nepal?: Indonesia, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Indonesia and Nepal?: 0.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nepal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?: Indonesia ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 28th of 83 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 underweight, weight for age, male (% 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 underweight, weight for age, male (% 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: 83 places, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.