Eritrea vs Niger: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Eritrea
48 percent
in 2024
Niger
48.3 percent
in 2024
Eritrea rank
3rd
Niger rank
2nd
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Eritrea
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 48.3 percent against 48 percent in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Eritrea ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 2nd of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6 percent | 49.83 percent | 3.23 percent | Niger |
| 2010s | 51.06 percent | 44.95 percent | 6.11 percent | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 48.38 percent | 46.58 percent | 1.8 percent | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Niger?
- Niger, at 48.3 percent against 48 percent in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Eritrea and Niger?
- 0.3 percent, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 2nd 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.