Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Number children stunted who

Papua New Guinea
586,900
in 2024
Zimbabwe
553,200
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
44th

Number children stunted who over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 586,900 against 553,200 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 33,700.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 399,400 671,450 272,050 Zimbabwe
2010s 537,750 646,400 108,650 Zimbabwe
2020s 573,080 536,620 36,460 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number children stunted who, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 586,900 against 553,200 in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number children stunted who between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
33,700, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for number children stunted who?
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number children stunted who. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Number children stunted who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed