China vs Mongolia: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
China
2.4%
in 2013
Mongolia
1.9%
in 2023
China rank
85th
Mongolia rank
88th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- China
- Mongolia
How they compare
China currently reports 2.4% against 1.9% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.
China ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 88th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 2.4% | China |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 8.4% | 2.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | China |
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, China or Mongolia?
- China, at 2.4% against 1.9% in Mongolia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between China and Mongolia?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mongolia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2013.
- How do China and Mongolia rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 88th 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.