India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Children moderately or severely stunted
India
37,401 num th
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
59,602 num th
in 2024
India rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Children moderately or severely stunted over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 59,602 num th against 37,401 num th in India, a difference of 22,201 num th.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63,476 num th | 53,130 num th | 10,346 num th | India |
| 2010s | 48,996 num th | 55,614 num th | 6,618 num th | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 38,469 num th | 57,449 num th | 18,980 num th | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 59,602 num th against 37,401 num th in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22,201 num th, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
- India ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 147 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.