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