Armenia vs Peru: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Armenia
2.6%
in 2016
Peru
2.7%
in 2023
Armenia rank
82nd
Peru rank
80th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Armenia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Armenia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.
Armenia ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 6.3% | 3.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 5.3% | 1.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty, Armenia or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Armenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Armenia and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Peru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Armenia and Peru rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Armenia ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 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 Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.