Japan vs Qatar: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Japan
5.2%
in 2024
Qatar
5.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
128th
Qatar rank
125th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.
Japan ranks 128th and Qatar ranks 125th of 161 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 8.1% | 1.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Japan ranks 128th and Qatar ranks 125th 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.