| # | Flag | Country | Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 55.9% | 2016 | |
| 2 | Eritrea | 50.3% | 2010 | |
| 3 | East Timor | 50.2% | 2013 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 49.5% | 2010 | |
| 5 | Madagascar | 49.2% | 2009 | |
| 6 | Guatemala | 46.5% | 2015 | |
| 7 | Yemen | 46.5% | 2013 | |
| 8 | Pakistan | 45% | 2012 | |
| 9 | Laos | 43.8% | 2011 | |
| 10 | Nigeria | 43.6% | 2016 | |
| 11 | Mozambique | 43.1% | 2011 | |
| 12 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 42.6% | 2013 | |
| 13 | Niger | 42.2% | 2016 | |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 40.9% | 2013 | |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 40.7% | 2010 | |
| 16 | Zambia | 40% | 2013 | |
| 17 | Chad | 39.9% | 2015 | |
| 18 | India | 38.4% | 2015 | |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 38.4% | 2016 | |
| 20 | Sudan | 38.2% | 2014 | |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 37.9% | 2013 | |
| 22 | Rwanda | 37.9% | 2015 | |
| 23 | Angola | 37.6% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Malawi | 37.1% | 2015 | |
| 25 | Indonesia | 36.4% | 2013 | |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 36.1% | 2014 | |
| 27 | Nepal | 35.8% | 2016 | |
| 28 | Tanzania | 34.4% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Kiribati | 34.4% | 1985 | |
| 30 | Benin | 34% | 2014 | |
| 31 | Bhutan | 33.6% | 2010 | |
| 32 | Djibouti | 33.5% | 2012 | |
| 33 | Philippines | 33.4% | 2015 | |
| 34 | Lesotho | 33.2% | 2014 | |
| 35 | Guinea | 32.4% | 2016 | |
| 36 | Cambodia | 32.4% | 2014 | |
| 37 | Comoros | 32.1% | 2012 | |
| 38 | Liberia | 32.1% | 2013 | |
| 39 | Cameroon | 31.7% | 2014 | |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 31.6% | 2015 | |
| 41 | Botswana | 31.4% | 2007 | |
| 42 | South Sudan | 31.1% | 2010 | |
| 43 | Mali | 30.4% | 2015 | |
| 44 | Myanmar | 29.2% | 2016 | |
| 45 | Uganda | 28.9% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 28.5% | 2013 | |
| 47 | North Korea | 27.9% | 2012 | |
| 48 | Mauritania | 27.9% | 2015 | |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.6% | 2014 | |
| 50 | Syria | 27.5% | 2009 | |
| 51 | Togo | 27.5% | 2014 | |
| 52 | South Africa | 27.4% | 2016 | |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 27.3% | 2016 | |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 26.8% | 2015 | |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 26.8% | 2012 | |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.2% | 2011 | |
| 57 | Kenya | 26% | 2014 | |
| 58 | Swaziland | 25.5% | 2014 | |
| 59 | Somalia | 25.3% | 2009 | |
| 60 | Gambia | 25% | 2013 | |
| 61 | Vietnam | 24.6% | 2015 | |
| 62 | Nauru | 24% | 2007 | |
| 63 | Ecuador | 23.9% | 2014 | |
| 64 | Namibia | 23.1% | 2013 | |
| 65 | Albania | 23.1% | 2009 | |
| 66 | Ukraine | 22.9% | 2000 | |
| 67 | Honduras | 22.7% | 2012 | |
| 68 | Iraq | 22.6% | 2011 | |
| 69 | Egypt | 22.3% | 2014 | |
| 70 | Haiti | 21.9% | 2012 | |
| 71 | Ivory Coast | 21.6% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 21.4% | 1994 | |
| 73 | Republic of the Congo | 21.2% | 2015 | |
| 74 | Libya | 21% | 2007 | |
| 75 | Malaysia | 20.7% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Maldives | 20.3% | 2009 | |
| 77 | Brunei | 19.7% | 2009 | |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 19.6% | 2006 | |
| 79 | Panama | 19.1% | 2008 | |
| 80 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2014 | |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 18% | 2013 | |
| 82 | Gabon | 17.5% | 2012 | |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 17.3% | 2012 | |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 17.3% | 2016 | |
| 85 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 17.2% | 2014 | |
| 86 | Senegal | 17% | 2016 | |
| 87 | Lebanon | 16.5% | 2004 | |
| 88 | Bolivia | 16.1% | 2016 | |
| 89 | Belize | 15% | 2015 | |
| 90 | Morocco | 14.9% | 2011 | |
| 91 | Oman | 14.1% | 2014 | |
| 92 | Mauritius | 13.6% | 1995 | |
| 93 | Bahrain | 13.6% | 1995 | |
| 94 | El Salvador | 13.6% | 2014 | |
| 95 | Venezuela | 13.4% | 2009 | |
| 96 | Peru | 13.1% | 2016 | |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2014 | |
| 98 | Romania | 12.8% | 2002 | |
| 99 | Colombia | 12.7% | 2010 | |
| 100 | Mexico | 12.4% | 2015 | |
| 101 | Guyana | 12% | 2014 | |
| 102 | Algeria | 11.7% | 2012 | |
| 103 | Qatar | 11.6% | 1995 | |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 11.5% | 2015 | |
| 105 | Georgia | 11.3% | 2009 | |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11% | 2011 | |
| 107 | Mongolia | 10.8% | 2013 | |
| 108 | Uruguay | 10.7% | 2011 | |
| 109 | Thailand | 10.5% | 2016 | |
| 110 | Tunisia | 10.1% | 2012 | |
| 111 | Tuvalu | 10% | 2007 | |
| 112 | Turkey | 9.5% | 2013 | |
| 113 | Armenia | 9.4% | 2016 | |
| 114 | Montenegro | 9.4% | 2013 | |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 9.3% | 2005 | |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9% | 2012 | |
| 117 | Suriname | 8.8% | 2010 | |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 8.8% | 2004 | |
| 119 | Argentina | 8.2% | 2005 | |
| 120 | China | 8.1% | 2013 | |
| 121 | Tonga | 8.1% | 2012 | |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 8% | 2015 | |
| 123 | Seychelles | 7.9% | 2012 | |
| 124 | Jordan | 7.8% | 2012 | |
| 125 | Barbados | 7.7% | 2012 | |
| 126 | Fiji | 7.5% | 2004 | |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 2013 | |
| 128 | Brazil | 7.1% | 2007 | |
| 129 | Japan | 7.1% | 2010 | |
| 130 | Cuba | 7% | 2000 | |
| 131 | Iran | 6.8% | 2011 | |
| 132 | Moldova | 6.4% | 2012 | |
| 133 | Jamaica | 6.2% | 2014 | |
| 134 | Serbia | 6% | 2014 | |
| 135 | Paraguay | 5.6% | 2016 | |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 5.6% | 2008 | |
| 137 | Republic of Macedonia | 4.9% | 2011 | |
| 138 | Kuwait | 4.9% | 2015 | |
| 139 | Samoa | 4.7% | 2014 | |
| 140 | Belarus | 4.5% | 2005 | |
| 141 | Singapore | 4.4% | 2000 | |
| 142 | Czech Republic | 2.6% | 2001 | |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2012 | |
| 144 | South Korea | 2.5% | 2010 | |
| 145 | United States | 2.1% | 2012 | |
| 146 | Australia | 2% | 2007 | |
| 147 | Chile | 1.8% | 2014 | |
| 148 | Germany | 1.3% | 2005 |