Kuwait vs Liberia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Kuwait
3.5%
in 2023
Liberia
3.4%
in 2019
Kuwait rank
56th
Liberia rank
59th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 56th and Liberia ranks 59th of 99 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 6.1% | 3.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Kuwait, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Kuwait ranks 56th and Liberia ranks 59th 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.