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

Guinea

591,300

in 2024

Rwanda

564,300

in 2024

Guinea rank

40th

Rwanda rank

43rd

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

Guinea
Rwanda

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 591,300 against 564,300 in Rwanda, a difference of 27,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Guinea ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guinea
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Rwanda
Full country ranking

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.