Which has higher number of children under 5, Costa Rica or Lesotho?

Costa Rica, at 284,205 people against 266,337 people in Lesotho as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Costa Rica and Lesotho?

17,868 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Number of children under 5

Costa Rica

284,205 people

in 2023

Lesotho

266,337 people

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Lesotho rank

133rd

Number of children under 5 over time

Costa Rica
Lesotho

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 284,205 people against 266,337 people in Lesotho, a difference of 17,868 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Lesotho ranks 133rd 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	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	204,031 people	113,980 people	90,051 people	Costa Rica
1960s	280,264 people	146,884 people	133,380 people	Costa Rica
1970s	291,848 people	194,234 people	97,614 people	Costa Rica
1980s	374,713 people	265,587 people	109,126 people	Costa Rica
1990s	407,671 people	281,839 people	125,832 people	Costa Rica
2000s	376,690 people	255,624 people	121,067 people	Costa Rica
2010s	353,406 people	276,152 people	77,253 people	Costa Rica
2020s	307,063 people	272,560 people	34,503 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Costa Rica or Lesotho?: Costa Rica, at 284,205 people against 266,337 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Costa Rica and Lesotho?: 17,868 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for number of children under 5?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Lesotho ranks 133rd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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