Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Niger
48.3 percent
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
47.6 percent
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Niger currently reports 48.3 percent against 47.6 percent in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.83 percent | 42.43 percent | 7.4 percent | Niger |
| 2010s | 44.95 percent | 47.47 percent | 2.52 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 46.58 percent | 46.94 percent | 0.36 percent | Papua New Guinea |
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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Niger, at 48.3 percent against 47.6 percent in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7 percent, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th 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.