Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Children under age 5

Costa Rica
284,205
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
297,297
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
130th
Guinea-Bissau rank
127th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 297,297 against 284,205 in Costa Rica, a difference of 13,092.

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

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 204,031 91,375 112,656 Costa Rica
1960s 280,264 94,920 185,344 Costa Rica
1970s 291,848 112,191 179,657 Costa Rica
1980s 374,713 165,035 209,678 Costa Rica
1990s 407,671 195,448 212,224 Costa Rica
2000s 376,690 233,795 142,896 Costa Rica
2010s 353,406 279,547 73,859 Costa Rica
2020s 307,063 293,790 13,273 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 297,297 against 284,205 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
13,092, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for children under age 5?
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th 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
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