Namibia vs Romania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Namibia
66,600
in 2024
Romania
64,900
in 2024
Namibia rank
87th
Romania rank
88th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Namibia
  • Romania
050.0k100.0k150.0k200020122024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 66,600 against 64,900 in Romania, a difference of 1,700.

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

Namibia ranks 87th and Romania ranks 88th 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.