Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Somalia
23.9 percent
in 2024
Zimbabwe
23.7 percent
in 2024
Somalia rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
43rd
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9 percent against 23.7 percent in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.14 percent | 33.82 percent | 0.68 percent | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 27.93 percent | 28.15 percent | 0.22 percent | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 24.08 percent | 23.5 percent | 0.58 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 Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 23.9 percent against 23.7 percent in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2 percent, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Somalia ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd 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.