Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Papua New Guinea
47.6%
in 2024
East Timor
45.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
East Timor rank
7th

Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • East Timor
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 47.6% against 45.4% in East Timor, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Timor ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and East Timor ranks 7th of 161 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 42.4% 56.1% 13.7% East Timor
2010s 47.5% 50.5% 3.0% East Timor
2020s 46.9% 45.5% 1.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
Papua New Guinea, at 47.6% against 45.4% in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
2.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and East Timor ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/stunting-prevalence-among-children-under-5-years-of-age-percent-height-for-age-2-sd-model/papua-new-guinea/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-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/stunting-prevalence-among-children-under-5-years-of-age-percent-height-for-age-2-sd-model/papua-new-guinea/timor-leste/">Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
182 places, 4,740 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed