Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Somalia
23.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
23.7%
in 2024
Somalia rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
43rd
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9% against 23.7% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd of 161 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 33.8% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 28.1% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 0.6% | 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 Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 23.9% against 23.7% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Somalia ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd 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.