Namibia vs Senegal: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Namibia
16.4 percent
in 2024
Senegal
17.2 percent
in 2024
Namibia rank
66th
Senegal rank
63rd
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Namibia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 17.2 percent against 16.4 percent in Namibia, a difference of 0.8 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 63rd of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.97 percent | 21.82 percent | 7.15 percent | Namibia |
| 2010s | 21.83 percent | 18.08 percent | 3.75 percent | Namibia |
| 2020s | 16.84 percent | 17.06 percent | 0.22 percent | Senegal |
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, Namibia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 17.2 percent against 16.4 percent in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Namibia and Senegal?
- 0.8 percent, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Namibia ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 63rd 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.