Kenya vs Vietnam: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Kenya
9.8%
in 2022
Vietnam
9.7%
in 2023
Kenya rank
48th
Vietnam rank
49th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Kenya
- Vietnam
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 37.7% | 19.3% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 23.6% | 6.6% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 15.0% | 2.8% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 10.2% | 0.4% | 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, Kenya or Vietnam?
- Kenya, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Vietnam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Kenya and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 48th 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.