Macau (China) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children under age 5

Macau (China)
29,383
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
30,650
in 2023
Macau (China) rank
178th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
176th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Macau (China)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k195019862023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 30,650 against 29,383 in Macau (China), a difference of 1,267.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau (China) ahead.

Macau (China) ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Macau (China) averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau (China) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 29,340 10,103 19,238 Macau (China)
1960s 28,835 12,616 16,219 Macau (China)
1970s 28,365 15,034 13,331 Macau (China)
1980s 24,233 18,739 5,495 Macau (China)
1990s 31,160 22,105 9,054 Macau (China)
2000s 20,972 25,963 4,991 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 29,999 30,079 79.9 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 32,122 30,038 2,085 Macau (China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Macau (China) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 30,650 against 29,383 in Macau (China) as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Macau (China) and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,267, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau (China) and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Macau (China) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children under age 5?
Macau (China) ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 229 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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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