Algeria vs Mozambique: Children under age 5

Algeria
4.75 million
in 2023
Mozambique
5.67 million
in 2023
Algeria rank
28th
Mozambique rank
26th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Algeria
  • Mozambique
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M195019862023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 5.67 million against 4.75 million in Algeria, a difference of 915,470.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 28th and Mozambique ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 1.84 million 1.06 million 782,714 Algeria
1960s 2.34 million 1.31 million 1.04 million Algeria
1970s 2.84 million 1.70 million 1.14 million Algeria
1980s 3.65 million 2.30 million 1.35 million Algeria
1990s 3.54 million 2.73 million 804,550 Algeria
2000s 3.15 million 3.54 million 389,200 Mozambique
2010s 4.58 million 4.67 million 89,955 Mozambique
2020s 4.90 million 5.48 million 588,020 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Algeria or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 5.67 million against 4.75 million in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Algeria and Mozambique?
915,470, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Mozambique rank globally for children under age 5?
Algeria ranks 28th and Mozambique ranks 26th 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