Gambia vs Maldives: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Gambia
14 percent
in 2024
Maldives
14.2 percent
in 2024
Gambia rank
72nd
Maldives rank
71st
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Gambia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14.2 percent against 14 percent in Gambia, a difference of 0.2 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Gambia ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 71st of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.45 percent | 27.14 percent | 0.69 percent | Maldives |
| 2010s | 20.52 percent | 15.76 percent | 4.76 percent | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.84 percent | 14.04 percent | 0.8 percent | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 14.2 percent against 14 percent in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Gambia and Maldives?
- 0.2 percent, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Gambia ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 71st 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.
Individual pages
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.