Kuwait vs Venezuela: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Kuwait
2.8%
in 2023
Venezuela
2.9%
in 2009
Kuwait rank
79th
Venezuela rank
76th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 79th and Venezuela ranks 76th of 96 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.4% | 2.9% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.9% | 1.5% | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Kuwait as of 2009.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2009.
- How do Kuwait and Venezuela rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 79th and Venezuela ranks 76th 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.