Ghana vs Nepal: Children moderately or severely stunted

Ghana
661.9 num th
in 2024
Nepal
719.3 num th
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Nepal rank
35th

Children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Ghana
  • Nepal
5001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 719.3 num th against 661.9 num th in Ghana, a difference of 57.4 num th.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 36th and Nepal ranks 35th of 163 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 998.47 num th 1,716 num th 717.28 num th Nepal
2010s 822.43 num th 1,075 num th 253.01 num th Nepal
2020s 669.1 num th 758.34 num th 89.24 num th Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, Ghana or Nepal?
Nepal, at 719.3 num th against 661.9 num th in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between Ghana and Nepal?
57.4 num th, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nepal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Nepal rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
Ghana ranks 36th and Nepal ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Nepal: Children moderately or severely stunted. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-stunted-thousands/ghana/nepal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-stunted-thousands/ghana/nepal/">Ghana vs Nepal: Children moderately or severely stunted</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
198 places, 4,950 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed