Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Cuba
35,700
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
43,800
in 2024
Cuba rank
103rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
102nd
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time
- Cuba
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 43,800 against 35,700 in Cuba, a difference of 8,100.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 103rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,560 | 49,200 | 2,360 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 44,180 | 49,060 | 4,880 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 37,300 | 43,480 | 6,180 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are stunted, Cuba or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 43,800 against 35,700 in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are stunted between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 8,100, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Cuba ranks 103rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd 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.