Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Democratic Republic of Congo

8.72 million

in 2024

India

37.40 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

India rank

1st

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
India

How they compare

India currently reports 37.40 million against 8.72 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 28.68 million.

That makes India's figure about 4.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 1st 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.