Somalia vs Uganda: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Somalia
23.9 percent
in 2024
Uganda
23.5 percent
in 2024
Somalia rank
42nd
Uganda rank
44th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9 percent against 23.5 percent in Uganda, a difference of 0.4 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 44th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.14 percent | 41.16 percent | 8.02 percent | Uganda |
| 2010s | 27.93 percent | 30.51 percent | 2.58 percent | Uganda |
| 2020s | 24.08 percent | 23.96 percent | 0.12 percent | Somalia |
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, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 23.9 percent against 23.5 percent in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.4 percent, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Somalia ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 44th 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.