Kiribati vs Maldives: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Kiribati
14.7 percent
in 2024
Maldives
14.2 percent
in 2024
Kiribati rank
70th
Maldives rank
71st
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Kiribati
- Maldives
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 14.7 percent against 14.2 percent in Maldives, a difference of 0.5 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Kiribati ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 71st of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.97 percent | 27.14 percent | 8.17 percent | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.95 percent | 15.76 percent | 0.19 percent | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 14.72 percent | 14.04 percent | 0.68 percent | Kiribati |
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, Kiribati or Maldives?
- Kiribati, at 14.7 percent against 14.2 percent in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Kiribati and Maldives?
- 0.5 percent, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Maldives rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Kiribati ranks 70th 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.
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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.