Peru vs Sri Lanka: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Peru
10.6 percent
in 2024
Sri Lanka
10.1 percent
in 2024
Peru rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
91st
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Peru
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Peru currently reports 10.6 percent against 10.1 percent in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5 percent.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 160 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.89 percent | 19.07 percent | 9.82 percent | Peru |
| 2010s | 15.77 percent | 14.33 percent | 1.44 percent | Peru |
| 2020s | 10.9 percent | 10.54 percent | 0.36 percent | Peru |
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, Peru or Sri Lanka?
- Peru, at 10.6 percent against 10.1 percent in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5 percent, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Peru ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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.