Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number children stunted who

Bangladesh
4.19 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.72 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th

Number children stunted who over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.72 million against 4.19 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.53 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 8.84 million 4.87 million 3.97 million Bangladesh
2010s 5.53 million 6.33 million 799,320 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 4.24 million 8.11 million 3.87 million Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number children stunted who, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8.72 million against 4.19 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number children stunted who between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
4.53 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number children stunted who?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number children stunted who. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number children stunted who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed