Indonesia vs Philippines: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Indonesia
15.9%
in 2023
Philippines
16.7%
in 2021
Indonesia rank
27th
Philippines rank
24th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Indonesia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 16.7% against 15.9% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th of 96 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 29.3% | 6.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 29.1% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.7% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 19.3% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Indonesia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 16.7% against 15.9% in Indonesia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Indonesia and Philippines?
- 0.8%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Indonesia ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th 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.