India vs Niger: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
India
31.5%
in 2020
Niger
34.6%
in 2022
India rank
4th
Niger rank
2nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- India
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 34.6% against 31.5% in India, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 38.7% | 12.6% | India |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 35.6% | 7.9% | India |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 35.2% | 2.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 33.4% | 1.9% | Niger |
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, India or Niger?
- Niger, at 34.6% against 31.5% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between India and Niger?
- 3.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do India and Niger rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- India ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd 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.