Uganda vs Viet Nam: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Uganda
9.7%
in 2022
Viet Nam
9.7%
in 2023
Uganda rank
49th
Viet Nam rank
49th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Uganda
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 9.7% against 9.7% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 49th and Viet Nam ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 40.7% | 21.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 22.0% | 4.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 14.7% | 3.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.9% | 2.2% | Viet Nam |
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, Uganda or Viet Nam?
- Uganda, at 9.7% against 9.7% in Viet Nam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Uganda and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Viet Nam?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Uganda and Viet Nam rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Uganda ranks 49th and Viet Nam 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.