Kenya vs Viet Nam: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Kenya
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 19.2 percent against 17.9 percent in Kenya, a difference of 1.3 percent.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Viet Nam ranks 56th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.92 percent | 34.38 percent | 2.54 percent | Kenya |
| 2010s | 26.12 percent | 23.88 percent | 2.24 percent | Kenya |
| 2020s | 18.8 percent | 19.82 percent | 1.02 percent | Viet Nam |
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, Kenya or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 19.2 percent against 17.9 percent in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Kenya and Viet Nam?
- 1.3 percent, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Viet Nam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Viet Nam rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Viet Nam ranks 56th 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.