El Salvador vs Lebanon: Number of children under 5
El Salvador
495,946 people
in 2023
Lebanon
451,904 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
108th
Lebanon rank
111th
Number of children under 5 over time
- El Salvador
- Lebanon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 495,946 people against 451,904 people in Lebanon, a difference of 44,042 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 108th and Lebanon ranks 111th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 440,137 people | 256,938 people | 183,198 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 593,082 people | 344,059 people | 249,024 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 706,132 people | 386,491 people | 319,641 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 779,290 people | 443,994 people | 335,297 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 810,868 people | 464,502 people | 346,365 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 660,388 people | 444,797 people | 215,592 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 565,575 people | 524,605 people | 40,969 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 504,292 people | 464,310 people | 39,983 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, El Salvador or Lebanon?
- El Salvador, at 495,946 people against 451,904 people in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 44,042 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lebanon rank globally for number of children under 5?
- El Salvador ranks 108th and Lebanon ranks 111th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.