Bahamas vs Samoa: Number of children under 5
Bahamas
21,817 people
in 2023
Samoa
28,284 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
183rd
Samoa rank
180th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 28,284 people against 21,817 people in Bahamas, a difference of 6,467 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,138 people | 20,723 people | 5,586 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 23,536 people | 25,738 people | 2,202 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 27,737 people | 26,329 people | 1,407 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 26,062 people | 25,880 people | 181.8 people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 30,720 people | 26,125 people | 4,595 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 27,961 people | 26,499 people | 1,462 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 26,086 people | 28,764 people | 2,679 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22,062 people | 28,982 people | 6,920 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 28,284 people against 21,817 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 6,467 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Bahamas ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.