Caribbean vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
Caribbean
16.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
16.9%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
40th
Timor-Leste rank
38th
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 16.9% against 16.6% in Caribbean, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Caribbean ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 38th of 140 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 31.2% | 14.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.8% | 0.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.1% | 0.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Caribbean or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 16.9% against 16.6% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 0.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Timor-Leste rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Caribbean ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 38th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.