Guinea vs Nepal: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Guinea
591,300
in 2024
Nepal
719,300
in 2024
Guinea rank
40th
Nepal rank
37th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Guinea
  • Nepal
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 719,300 against 591,300 in Guinea, a difference of 128,000.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

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

Guinea ranks 40th and Nepal ranks 37th 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.