Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Marshall Islands
30 percent
in 2024
Vanuatu
31 percent
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
25th
Vanuatu rank
24th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Marshall Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 31 percent against 30 percent in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 25th and Vanuatu ranks 24th of 160 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1 percent | 25.28 percent | 14.82 percent | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 35.93 percent | 27.73 percent | 8.2 percent | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 30.4 percent | 30.06 percent | 0.34 percent | Marshall Islands |
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, Marshall Islands or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 31 percent against 30 percent in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?
- 1 percent, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Marshall Islands ranks 25th and Vanuatu ranks 24th 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.