Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Uganda
9.7%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
9.6%
in 2024
Uganda rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
51st
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 96 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 8.0% | 11.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.7% | 4.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 0.5% | Uganda |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Uganda, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
- How do Uganda and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Uganda ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.