El Salvador vs Iraq: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
El Salvador
9.4 percent
in 2024
Iraq
9.4 percent
in 2024
El Salvador rank
95th
Iraq rank
95th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.4 percent against 9.4 percent in Iraq, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 95th and Iraq ranks 95th of 160 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.91 percent | 26.64 percent | 2.73 percent | Iraq |
| 2010s | 13.65 percent | 17.02 percent | 3.37 percent | Iraq |
| 2020s | 9.86 percent | 10.16 percent | 0.3 percent | Iraq |
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, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 9.4 percent against 9.4 percent in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0 percent, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- El Salvador ranks 95th and Iraq ranks 95th 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.