Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Papua New Guinea
47.6 percent
in 2024
Yemen
47.4 percent
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Yemen rank
6th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 47.6 percent against 47.4 percent in Yemen, a difference of 0.2 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 6th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.43 percent | 54.07 percent | 11.64 percent | Yemen |
| 2010s | 47.47 percent | 47.47 percent | 0 percent | — |
| 2020s | 46.94 percent | 46.36 percent | 0.58 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, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 47.6 percent against 47.4 percent in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.2 percent, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 6th 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.