Philippines vs Senegal: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Philippines
16.7%
in 2021
Senegal
16.2%
in 2023
Philippines rank
24th
Senegal rank
26th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Philippines
- Senegal
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 16.7% against 16.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 26th of 96 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 19.0% | 7.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 15.3% | 4.5% | Philippines |
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, Philippines or Senegal?
- Philippines, at 16.7% against 16.2% in Senegal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Philippines and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Senegal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Philippines and Senegal rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Philippines ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 26th 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.