Ghana vs Uzbekistan: Children under age 5

Ghana
4.23 million
in 2023
Uzbekistan
4.31 million
in 2023
Ghana rank
35th
Uzbekistan rank
34th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Ghana
  • Uzbekistan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195019862023

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4.31 million against 4.23 million in Ghana, a difference of 85,720.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Uzbekistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1950s 1.10 million 1.08 million 20,142 Ghana
1960s 1.60 million 1.79 million 197,361 Uzbekistan
1970s 1.91 million 2.13 million 216,534 Uzbekistan
1980s 2.42 million 2.72 million 294,599 Uzbekistan
1990s 2.85 million 3.16 million 313,201 Uzbekistan
2000s 3.38 million 2.65 million 730,039 Ghana
2010s 4.05 million 3.28 million 764,199 Ghana
2020s 4.21 million 4.05 million 155,972 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Ghana or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 4.31 million against 4.23 million in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Ghana and Uzbekistan?
85,720, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uzbekistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Uzbekistan rank globally for children under age 5?
Ghana ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 34th 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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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