Ecuador vs South Korea: Children under age 5

Ecuador
1.40 million
in 2023
South Korea
1.36 million
in 2023
Ecuador rank
73rd
South Korea rank
74th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Korea
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.40 million against 1.36 million in South Korea, a difference of 45,470.

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

Ecuador ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 74th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 691,049 3.63 million 2.94 million South Korea
1960s 918,438 4.75 million 3.84 million South Korea
1970s 1.17 million 4.44 million 3.27 million South Korea
1980s 1.36 million 3.79 million 2.43 million South Korea
1990s 1.51 million 3.40 million 1.89 million South Korea
2000s 1.58 million 2.65 million 1.07 million South Korea
2010s 1.56 million 2.18 million 623,587 South Korea
2020s 1.44 million 1.54 million 103,410 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Ecuador or South Korea?
Ecuador, at 1.40 million against 1.36 million in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Ecuador and South Korea?
45,470, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and South Korea rank globally for children under age 5?
Ecuador ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 74th 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