Algeria vs Madagascar: Children under age 5

Algeria
4.75 million
in 2023
Madagascar
4.59 million
in 2023
Algeria rank
28th
Madagascar rank
31st

Children under age 5 over time

  • Algeria
  • Madagascar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.75 million against 4.59 million in Madagascar, a difference of 165,010.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 1.84 million 832,501 1.01 million Algeria
1960s 2.34 million 1.08 million 1.27 million Algeria
1970s 2.84 million 1.46 million 1.38 million Algeria
1980s 3.65 million 1.91 million 1.74 million Algeria
1990s 3.54 million 2.54 million 992,746 Algeria
2000s 3.15 million 3.29 million 139,701 Madagascar
2010s 4.58 million 3.92 million 657,465 Algeria
2020s 4.90 million 4.46 million 435,880 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Algeria or Madagascar?
Algeria, at 4.75 million against 4.59 million in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Algeria and Madagascar?
165,010, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Madagascar rank globally for children under age 5?
Algeria ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 31st 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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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