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