Ecuador vs Honduras: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Ecuador
17.7%
in 2024
Honduras
17.9%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
61st
Honduras rank
58th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Ecuador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 17.9% against 17.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Honduras ahead.
Ecuador ranks 61st and Honduras ranks 58th of 161 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 31.4% | 3.4% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 1.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Ecuador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 17.9% against 17.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Ecuador and Honduras?
- 0.2%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Honduras rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Ecuador ranks 61st and Honduras ranks 58th of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.