Afghanistan vs Angola: Children under age 5

Afghanistan
6.66 million
in 2023
Angola
6.22 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Angola rank
22nd

Children under age 5 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
02.0M4.0M6.0M195019862023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.66 million against 6.22 million in Angola, a difference of 436,920.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Angola ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Angola Difference Ahead
1950s 1.38 million 806,325 569,864 Afghanistan
1960s 1.76 million 1.04 million 718,637 Afghanistan
1970s 2.34 million 1.26 million 1.08 million Afghanistan
1980s 2.22 million 1.81 million 408,349 Afghanistan
1990s 3.33 million 2.56 million 774,958 Afghanistan
2000s 4.69 million 3.52 million 1.17 million Afghanistan
2010s 5.78 million 5.03 million 749,430 Afghanistan
2020s 6.57 million 6.02 million 552,988 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Afghanistan or Angola?
Afghanistan, at 6.66 million against 6.22 million in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Afghanistan and Angola?
436,920, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for children under age 5?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Angola ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed