Chile vs Turkey: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Chile
0.5%
in 2014
Turkey
1.5%
in 2018
Chile rank
94th
Turkey rank
92nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Chile
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.5% against 0.5% in Chile, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 3.0 times Chile's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 92nd of 96 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 8.0% | 7.2% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Turkey |
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, Chile or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.5% against 0.5% in Chile as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Chile and Turkey?
- 1.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Chile and Turkey rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Chile ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 92nd 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.