Chile vs United States of America: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Chile
0.5%
in 2014
United States of America
0.4%
in 2018
Chile rank
94th
United States of America rank
95th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 95th of 96 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Chile, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Chile ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 95th 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.