Finland vs Lesotho: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted
Finland
3,790
in 2023
Lesotho
4,210
in 2024
Finland rank
93rd
Lesotho rank
92nd
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted over time
- Finland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4,210 against 3,790 in Finland, a difference of 420.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Finland ranks 93rd and Lesotho ranks 92nd of 99 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are wasted, Finland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4,210 against 3,790 in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are wasted between Finland and Lesotho?
- 420, with Lesotho ahead.
- How do Finland and Lesotho rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Finland ranks 93rd and Lesotho ranks 92nd of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.