Honduras vs Papua New Guinea: Children under age 5

Honduras
1.14 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.23 million
in 2023
Honduras rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Honduras
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.23 million against 1.14 million in Honduras, a difference of 90,850.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

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

Honduras ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 341,086 302,674 38,413 Honduras
1960s 450,914 402,870 48,044 Honduras
1970s 598,890 490,760 108,129 Honduras
1980s 776,832 561,655 215,177 Honduras
1990s 949,116 708,281 240,835 Honduras
2000s 1.07 million 936,444 136,743 Honduras
2010s 1.08 million 1.13 million 49,453 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.13 million 1.22 million 91,075 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Honduras or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.23 million against 1.14 million in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Honduras and Papua New Guinea?
90,850, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children under age 5?
Honduras ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th 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