Bhutan vs Suriname: Number of children under 5
Bhutan
48,329 people
in 2023
Suriname
53,331 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
168th
Suriname rank
166th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Bhutan
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 53,331 people against 48,329 people in Bhutan, a difference of 5,002 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Bhutan ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33,310 people | 40,201 people | 6,891 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 44,702 people | 58,515 people | 13,813 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 63,543 people | 58,936 people | 4,607 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 86,338 people | 54,148 people | 32,191 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 86,254 people | 55,479 people | 30,775 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 68,829 people | 56,175 people | 12,654 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 60,827 people | 55,398 people | 5,429 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 49,234 people | 53,496 people | 4,261 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Bhutan or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 53,331 people against 48,329 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Bhutan and Suriname?
- 5,002 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Suriname rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Bhutan ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 166th 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.