Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation
Papua New Guinea
13.0%
in 2022
Somalia
14.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
51st
Somalia rank
49th
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.0% against 13.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Somalia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 63 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 47.8% | 41.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 21.3% | 11.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 53.5% | 30.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.0% against 13.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 1.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation. 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 aged between 6 months and 5 years who received at least two high-dose vitamin A capsules in the previous year.