Botswana vs Costa Rica: Number of children under 5

Botswana

293,659 people

in 2023

Costa Rica

284,205 people

in 2023

Botswana rank

128th

Costa Rica rank

130th

Number of children under 5 over time

Botswana currently reports 293,659 people against 284,205 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 9,454 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Botswana ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 130th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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