Argentina vs Costa Rica: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Argentina
10.7 percent
in 2024
Costa Rica
10.6 percent
in 2024
Argentina rank
87th
Costa Rica rank
89th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 10.7 percent against 10.6 percent in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 89th of 160 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.12 percent | 6.58 percent | 1.54 percent | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7.59 percent | 7.31 percent | 0.28 percent | Argentina |
| 2020s | 9.76 percent | 9.62 percent | 0.14 percent | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 10.7 percent against 10.6 percent in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.1 percent, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Argentina ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 89th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.