Kuwait vs Lesotho: Children under age 5

Kuwait
266,086
in 2023
Lesotho
266,337
in 2023
Kuwait rank
134th
Lesotho rank
133rd

Children under age 5 over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195019862023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 266,337 against 266,086 in Kuwait, a difference of 251.

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 32,437 113,980 81,543 Lesotho
1960s 90,972 146,884 55,912 Lesotho
1970s 188,022 194,234 6,212 Lesotho
1980s 264,829 265,587 757.8 Lesotho
1990s 196,198 281,839 85,641 Lesotho
2000s 213,080 255,624 42,544 Lesotho
2010s 296,363 276,152 20,210 Kuwait
2020s 272,008 272,560 551.75 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 266,337 against 266,086 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Kuwait and Lesotho?
251, 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 children under age 5?
Kuwait ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 133rd 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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About this data

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