Burkina Faso vs Chad: Children under age 5
Burkina Faso
3.35 million
in 2023
Chad
3.55 million
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Chad rank
41st
Children under age 5 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.55 million against 3.35 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 195,780.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Chad ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 704,133 | 457,343 | 246,790 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 871,930 | 570,026 | 301,904 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.10 million | 757,881 | 339,668 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1.50 million | 970,341 | 532,364 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.92 million | 1.44 million | 481,980 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.50 million | 2.06 million | 446,282 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.26 million | 2.84 million | 420,394 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.38 million | 3.39 million | 14,362 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children under age 5, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 3.55 million against 3.35 million in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children under age 5 between Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 195,780, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for children under age 5?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Chad ranks 41st 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.