Macao vs Maldives: Number of children under 5
Macao
29,383 people
in 2023
Maldives
30,641 people
in 2023
Macao rank
179th
Maldives rank
178th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Macao
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 30,641 people against 29,383 people in Macao, a difference of 1,258 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29,340 people | 12,089 people | 17,251 people | Macao |
| 1960s | 28,835 people | 18,866 people | 9,969 people | Macao |
| 1970s | 28,365 people | 26,259 people | 2,106 people | Macao |
| 1980s | 24,233 people | 35,459 people | 11,226 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 31,160 people | 38,605 people | 7,446 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 20,972 people | 29,179 people | 8,207 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 29,999 people | 35,456 people | 5,457 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 32,122 people | 32,135 people | 12.5 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Macao or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 30,641 people against 29,383 people in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Macao and Maldives?
- 1,258 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Maldives rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Macao ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 178th 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.