Iceland vs Samoa: Number of children under 5
Iceland
23,233 people
in 2023
Samoa
28,284 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
181st
Samoa rank
180th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 28,284 people against 23,233 people in Iceland, a difference of 5,051 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,291 people | 20,723 people | 431.8 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 23,094 people | 25,738 people | 2,644 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 21,009 people | 26,329 people | 5,320 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 21,108 people | 25,880 people | 4,772 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 22,287 people | 26,125 people | 3,838 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21,565 people | 26,499 people | 4,935 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 22,475 people | 28,764 people | 6,290 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22,508 people | 28,982 people | 6,474 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Iceland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 28,284 people against 23,233 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Iceland and Samoa?
- 5,051 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 180th 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.