Gambia vs Panama: Number of children under 5

Gambia
383,559 people
in 2023
Panama
359,780 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
119th
Panama rank
120th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Gambia
  • Panama
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195019862023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 383,559 people against 359,780 people in Panama, a difference of 23,779 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

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

Gambia ranks 119th and Panama ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 60,613 people 167,318 people 106,704 people Panama
1960s 81,007 people 226,942 people 145,934 people Panama
1970s 108,690 people 269,597 people 160,906 people Panama
1980s 162,948 people 296,012 people 133,064 people Panama
1990s 235,979 people 324,253 people 88,274 people Panama
2000s 288,491 people 352,237 people 63,746 people Panama
2010s 362,746 people 380,476 people 17,731 people Panama
2020s 378,923 people 369,614 people 9,309 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Gambia or Panama?
Gambia, at 383,559 people against 359,780 people in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Gambia and Panama?
23,779 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Panama?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Panama rank globally for number of children under 5?
Gambia ranks 119th and Panama ranks 120th 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.