Mongolia vs Uruguay: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Mongolia
1.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
1.8%
in 2018
Mongolia rank
88th
Uruguay rank
89th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Mongolia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 4.7% | 6.1% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
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, Mongolia or Uruguay?
- Mongolia, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Mongolia and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Mongolia and Uruguay rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Mongolia ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 89th 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.