Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Number of children under 5
Jordan
1.16 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.23 million people
in 2023
Jordan rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
79th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.23 million people against 1.16 million people in Jordan, a difference of 65,420 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 113,053 people | 302,674 people | 189,621 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 229,230 people | 402,870 people | 173,640 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 378,098 people | 490,760 people | 112,663 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 509,565 people | 561,655 people | 52,090 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 724,587 people | 708,281 people | 16,306 people | Jordan |
| 2000s | 819,890 people | 936,444 people | 116,554 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.10 million people | 1.13 million people | 32,425 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.17 million people | 1.22 million people | 49,462 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.23 million people against 1.16 million people in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 65,420 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Jordan ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.