Madagascar vs Niger: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Madagascar
1.79 million
in 2024
Niger
2.31 million
in 2024
Madagascar rank
18th
Niger rank
15th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.31 million against 1.79 million in Madagascar, a difference of 522,300.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 18th and Niger ranks 15th 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
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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.