Cuba vs Eritrea: Number of children under 5

Cuba
504,058 people
in 2023
Eritrea
461,114 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
107th
Eritrea rank
110th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Cuba
  • Eritrea
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M195019862023

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 504,058 people against 461,114 people in Eritrea, a difference of 42,944 people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Cuba ranks 107th and Eritrea ranks 110th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Eritrea Difference Ahead
1950s 876,701 people 146,738 people 729,963 people Cuba
1960s 1.16 million people 193,605 people 970,625 people Cuba
1970s 1.11 million people 252,032 people 858,314 people Cuba
1980s 783,474 people 318,052 people 465,422 people Cuba
1990s 810,721 people 358,566 people 452,155 people Cuba
2000s 681,735 people 423,512 people 258,223 people Cuba
2010s 611,410 people 457,298 people 154,113 people Cuba
2020s 531,069 people 453,432 people 77,637 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Cuba or Eritrea?
Cuba, at 504,058 people against 461,114 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Cuba and Eritrea?
42,944 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Eritrea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Eritrea rank globally for number of children under 5?
Cuba ranks 107th and Eritrea ranks 110th 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

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

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