Czechia vs Portugal: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Czechia
12,400
in 2024
Portugal
13,400
in 2024
Czechia rank
120th
Portugal rank
119th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time
- Czechia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13,400 against 12,400 in Czechia, a difference of 1,000.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 119th of 162 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,850 | 25,200 | 12,350 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 13,550 | 16,590 | 3,040 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 12,900 | 13,480 | 580 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are stunted, Czechia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13,400 against 12,400 in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are stunted between Czechia and Portugal?
- 1,000, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Czechia ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 119th 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.