Myanmar vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Myanmar
24.5 percent
in 2024
Sierra Leone
25.2 percent
in 2024
Myanmar rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
37th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Myanmar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25.2 percent against 24.5 percent in Myanmar, a difference of 0.7 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.06 percent | 37.91 percent | 2.15 percent | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 29.53 percent | 31.3 percent | 1.77 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.94 percent | 25.58 percent | 0.64 percent | Sierra Leone |
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, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 25.2 percent against 24.5 percent in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Myanmar ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th 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.