Chile vs South Korea: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Chile
0.5%
in 2014
South Korea
0.4%
in 2020
Chile rank
94th
South Korea rank
95th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Chile
- South Korea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
Chile ranks 94th and South Korea ranks 95th of 96 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Chile or South Korea?
- Chile, at 0.5% against 0.4% in South Korea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Chile and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How do Chile and South Korea rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Chile ranks 94th and South Korea ranks 95th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.