Madagascar vs Nigeria: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Madagascar
22.6%
in 2021
Nigeria
24.4%
in 2021
Madagascar rank
10th
Nigeria rank
7th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 24.4% against 22.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Madagascar ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 35.1% | 5.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 23.0% | 4.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 24.4% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 24.4% against 22.6% in Madagascar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 1.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Madagascar ranks 10th 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.