Jamaica vs Peru: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Jamaica
2.5%
in 2018
Peru
2.7%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
83rd
Peru rank
80th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Jamaica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Jamaica ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 7.2% | 3.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 5.2% | 1.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Peru |
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, Jamaica or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Jamaica and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Peru rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 80th 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.