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
020.0k40.0k60.0k200020122024

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.

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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

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.