Benin vs Guinea: Number of children under 5

Benin
2.18 million people
in 2023
Guinea
2.19 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
58th
Guinea rank
57th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.19 million people against 2.18 million people in Benin, a difference of 18,130 people.

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

Benin ranks 58th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 356,394 people 523,557 people 167,164 people Guinea
1960s 474,551 people 634,514 people 159,963 people Guinea
1970s 621,690 people 778,258 people 156,567 people Guinea
1980s 843,816 people 971,884 people 128,068 people Guinea
1990s 1.12 million people 1.32 million people 198,577 people Guinea
2000s 1.45 million people 1.58 million people 129,402 people Guinea
2010s 1.90 million people 1.92 million people 25,162 people Guinea
2020s 2.15 million people 2.15 million people 5,355 people Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Benin or Guinea?
Guinea, at 2.19 million people against 2.18 million people in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Benin and Guinea?
18,130 people, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for number of children under 5?
Benin ranks 58th and Guinea ranks 57th 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

Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.