Botswana vs East Timor: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Botswana
62,400
in 2024
East Timor
69,100
in 2024
Botswana rank
89th
East Timor rank
86th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time
- Botswana
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 69,100 against 62,400 in Botswana, a difference of 6,700.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 86th of 162 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,460 | 84,470 | 18,010 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 63,530 | 79,610 | 16,080 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 61,560 | 72,880 | 11,320 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are stunted, Botswana or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 69,100 against 62,400 in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are stunted between Botswana and East Timor?
- 6,700, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Botswana ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 86th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.