Somalia vs Uganda: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Somalia
23.9%
in 2024
Uganda
23.5%
in 2024
Somalia rank
42nd
Uganda rank
44th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9% against 23.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 44th of 161 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 41.2% | 8.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 30.5% | 2.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.0% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 23.9% against 23.5% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Somalia ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 44th 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.