Botswana vs Libya: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Botswana
62,400
in 2024
Libya
57,800
in 2024
Botswana rank
89th
Libya rank
90th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Botswana
  • Libya
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 62,400 against 57,800 in Libya, a difference of 4,600.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Botswana ranks 89th and Libya ranks 90th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.