Cuba vs El Salvador: Number of children under 5
Cuba
504,058 people
in 2023
El Salvador
495,946 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
107th
El Salvador rank
108th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 504,058 people against 495,946 people in El Salvador, a difference of 8,112 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 876,701 people | 440,137 people | 436,564 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.16 million people | 593,082 people | 571,147 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.11 million people | 706,132 people | 404,214 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 783,474 people | 779,290 people | 4,184 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 810,721 people | 810,868 people | 146.8 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 681,735 people | 660,388 people | 21,347 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 611,410 people | 565,575 people | 45,836 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 531,069 people | 504,292 people | 26,776 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Cuba or El Salvador?
- Cuba, at 504,058 people against 495,946 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 8,112 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Cuba ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 108th 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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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.