Samoa vs Palestine: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Samoa
8.4%
in 2024
Palestine
8.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
101st
Palestine rank
102nd
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Samoa
- Palestine
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Palestine, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Samoa ranks 101st and Palestine ranks 102nd of 161 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 10.9% | 5.8% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 9.3% | 3.7% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Samoa or Palestine?
- Samoa, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Samoa and Palestine?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Palestine rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Samoa ranks 101st and Palestine ranks 102nd 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.