Iraq vs Libya: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Iraq
9.4 percent
in 2024
Libya
9.2 percent
in 2024
Iraq rank
95th
Libya rank
97th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 9.4 percent against 9.2 percent in Libya, a difference of 0.2 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 95th and Libya ranks 97th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 percent | 25.54 percent | 1.1 percent | Iraq |
| 2010s | 17.02 percent | 22.02 percent | 5 percent | Libya |
| 2020s | 10.16 percent | 11.04 percent | 0.88 percent | Libya |
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, Iraq or Libya?
- Iraq, at 9.4 percent against 9.2 percent in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Iraq and Libya?
- 0.2 percent, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Iraq ranks 95th and Libya ranks 97th 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.