Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, India or Niger?

Niger, at 34.6% against 31.5% in India as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?

5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.

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

India vs Niger: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

India

31.5%

in 2020

Niger

34.6%

in 2022

India rank

4th

Niger rank

2nd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

India
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 34.6% against 31.5% in India, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was India ahead.

India ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd of 96 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.3%	38.7%	12.6%	India
2000s	43.5%	35.6%	7.9%	India
2010s	32.8%	35.2%	2.4%	Niger
2020s	31.5%	33.4%	1.9%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, India or Niger?: Niger, at 34.6% against 31.5% in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between India and Niger?: 3.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do India and Niger rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: India ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd of 96 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 (% 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 (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children 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.