Haiti vs Viet Nam: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Haiti
10.7%
in 2023
Viet Nam
9.7%
in 2023
Haiti rank
46th
Viet Nam rank
49th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Haiti
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 10.7% against 9.7% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Haiti ranks 46th and Viet Nam ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 40.6% | 16.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 24.2% | 7.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 15.0% | 3.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 1.0% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Viet Nam?
- Haiti, at 10.7% against 9.7% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Haiti and Viet Nam?
- 1.0%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Viet Nam?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Viet Nam rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Haiti ranks 46th and Viet Nam 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.