Cameroon vs Guinea: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Cameroon
27.2 percent
in 2024
Guinea
26.6 percent
in 2024
Cameroon rank
33rd
Guinea rank
35th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 27.2 percent against 26.6 percent in Guinea, a difference of 0.6 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Guinea ranks 35th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7 percent | 34.7 percent | 2 percent | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 30.88 percent | 31.92 percent | 1.04 percent | Guinea |
| 2020s | 27.24 percent | 26.96 percent | 0.28 percent | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 27.2 percent against 26.6 percent in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.6 percent, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Guinea ranks 35th 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.