Burundi vs Guinea: Children under age 5

Burundi
2.17 million
in 2023
Guinea
2.19 million
in 2023
Burundi rank
59th
Guinea rank
57th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195019862023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.19 million against 2.17 million in Burundi, a difference of 27,340.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Burundi ranks 59th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 453,927 523,557 69,630 Guinea
1960s 560,378 634,514 74,136 Guinea
1970s 701,349 778,258 76,908 Guinea
1980s 970,831 971,884 1,053 Guinea
1990s 1.12 million 1.32 million 200,053 Guinea
2000s 1.39 million 1.58 million 192,045 Guinea
2010s 2.05 million 1.92 million 132,599 Burundi
2020s 2.15 million 2.15 million 4,595 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Burundi or Guinea?
Guinea, at 2.19 million against 2.17 million in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Burundi and Guinea?
27,340, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for children under age 5?
Burundi ranks 59th and Guinea ranks 57th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed