Lesotho vs Sudan: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Lesotho
35 percent
in 2024
Sudan
35.4 percent
in 2024
Lesotho rank
16th
Sudan rank
15th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 35.4 percent against 35 percent in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 15th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.55 percent | 37.87 percent | 3.68 percent | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 35.9 percent | 35.49 percent | 0.41 percent | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.1 percent | 34.62 percent | 0.52 percent | Sudan |
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, Lesotho or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 35.4 percent against 35 percent in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Lesotho and Sudan?
- 0.4 percent, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Lesotho ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 15th 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.