Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Democratic Republic of Congo
25.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
24.4%
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Nigeria rank
7th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 25.0% against 24.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 96 countries.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 25.0% against 24.4% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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.