Guyana vs Vietnam: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Guyana
9.4%
in 2019
Vietnam
9.7%
in 2023
Guyana rank
52nd
Vietnam rank
49th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Guyana
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 9.7% against 9.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 52nd and Vietnam ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 36.6% | 23.4% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 22.0% | 10.8% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 13.3% | 4.5% | Vietnam |
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, Guyana or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 9.7% against 9.4% in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Guyana and Vietnam?
- 0.3%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Vietnam?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Guyana and Vietnam rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guyana ranks 52nd and Vietnam ranks 49th 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.