Malaysia vs Somalia: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Malaysia
24.3 percent
in 2024
Somalia
23.9 percent
in 2024
Malaysia rank
41st
Somalia rank
42nd
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Malaysia
- Somalia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 24.3 percent against 23.9 percent in Somalia, a difference of 0.4 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 42nd of 160 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.42 percent | 33.14 percent | 14.72 percent | Somalia |
| 2010s | 19.32 percent | 27.93 percent | 8.61 percent | Somalia |
| 2020s | 22.96 percent | 24.08 percent | 1.12 percent | Somalia |
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, Malaysia or Somalia?
- Malaysia, at 24.3 percent against 23.9 percent in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Malaysia and Somalia?
- 0.4 percent, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Somalia rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Malaysia ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 42nd 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.