Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Ethiopia
21.2%
in 2019
Madagascar
22.6%
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
13th
Madagascar rank
10th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 22.6% against 21.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 10th of 96 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 35.2% | 6.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.4% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 22.6% against 21.2% in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 1.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 10th 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.