Kuwait vs Lesotho: Number of children under 5
Kuwait
266,086 people
in 2023
Lesotho
266,337 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
134th
Lesotho rank
133rd
Number of children under 5 over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 266,337 people against 266,086 people in Kuwait, a difference of 251 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kuwait ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,437 people | 113,980 people | 81,543 people | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 90,972 people | 146,884 people | 55,912 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 188,022 people | 194,234 people | 6,212 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 264,829 people | 265,587 people | 757.8 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 196,198 people | 281,839 people | 85,641 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 213,080 people | 255,624 people | 42,544 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 296,363 people | 276,152 people | 20,210 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 272,008 people | 272,560 people | 551.75 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 266,337 people against 266,086 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 251 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Kuwait ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 133rd 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.