Kuwait vs Peru: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Kuwait
2.8%
in 2023
Peru
2.7%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
79th
Peru rank
80th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Kuwait
- Peru
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Peru ahead.
Kuwait ranks 79th and Peru ranks 80th of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 5.7% | 4.2% | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Peru?
- Kuwait, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Kuwait and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Peru?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Peru rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 79th 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.