Vanuatu vs Zambia: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Vanuatu
31 percent
in 2024
Zambia
32.3 percent
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
24th
Zambia rank
22nd
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 32.3 percent against 31 percent in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.3 percent.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Vanuatu ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 160 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.28 percent | 49.52 percent | 24.24 percent | Zambia |
| 2010s | 27.73 percent | 38.08 percent | 10.35 percent | Zambia |
| 2020s | 30.06 percent | 31.94 percent | 1.88 percent | Zambia |
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, Vanuatu or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 32.3 percent against 31 percent in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Vanuatu and Zambia?
- 1.3 percent, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Vanuatu ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.