Vietnam vs Zimbabwe: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Vietnam
9.7%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
9.6%
in 2024
Vietnam rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
51st
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Vietnam ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 96 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vietnam | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.7% | 8.0% | 32.7% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 11.7% | 24.2% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 12.8% | 7.3% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.1% | 3.6% | Vietnam |
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, Vietnam or Zimbabwe?
- Vietnam, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Vietnam and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and Zimbabwe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2019.
- How do Vietnam and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Vietnam 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.