Benin vs Indonesia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Benin
8.3%
in 2021
Indonesia
8.4%
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Indonesia rank
17th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Benin
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 99 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 10.1% | 3.1% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 10.5% | 5.5% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 1.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Benin or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Benin and Indonesia?
- 0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Indonesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Indonesia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Benin ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 99 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 wasted. 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 that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.