Malawi vs Nigeria: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Malawi
33.2 percent
in 2024
Nigeria
33.8 percent
in 2024
Malawi rank
19th
Nigeria rank
17th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 33.8 percent against 33.2 percent in Malawi, a difference of 0.6 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.33 percent | 40.6 percent | 12.73 percent | Malawi |
| 2010s | 40.24 percent | 35.94 percent | 4.3 percent | Malawi |
| 2020s | 33.48 percent | 33.56 percent | 0.08 percent | Nigeria |
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, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 33.8 percent against 33.2 percent in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.6 percent, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Malawi ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th 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.