Cambodia vs Indonesia: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Cambodia
16.3%
in 2021
Indonesia
15.9%
in 2023
Cambodia rank
25th
Indonesia rank
27th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.3% against 15.9% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 30.3% | 12.3% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 22.9% | 9.2% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 18.6% | 10.3% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 17.0% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
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, Cambodia or Indonesia?
- Cambodia, at 16.3% against 15.9% in Indonesia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Cambodia and Indonesia?
- 0.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Indonesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Cambodia and Indonesia rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cambodia ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 27th 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.