Honduras vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight

Honduras
78,462 underweight children
in 2019
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
84,650 underweight children
in 2009
Honduras rank
61st
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
58th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight over time

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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 84,650 underweight children against 78,462 underweight children in Honduras, a difference of 6,188 underweight children.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Honduras ranks 61st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 96 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 154,097 underweight children 127,296 underweight children 26,801 underweight children Honduras
2000s 118,071 underweight children 119,226 underweight children 1,156 underweight children Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are underweight, Honduras or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 84,650 underweight children against 78,462 underweight children in Honduras as of 2009.
What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are underweight between Honduras and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
6,188 underweight children, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2006.
How do Honduras and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?
Honduras ranks 61st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight
Unit
underweight children
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
Last refreshed

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.