Madagascar vs Myanmar: Children under age 5

Madagascar
4.59 million
in 2023
Myanmar
4.43 million
in 2023
Madagascar rank
31st
Myanmar rank
32nd

Children under age 5 over time

  • Madagascar
  • Myanmar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.59 million against 4.43 million in Myanmar, a difference of 156,230.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 832,501 3.10 million 2.27 million Myanmar
1960s 1.08 million 3.83 million 2.76 million Myanmar
1970s 1.46 million 4.48 million 3.02 million Myanmar
1980s 1.91 million 4.99 million 3.07 million Myanmar
1990s 2.54 million 4.91 million 2.37 million Myanmar
2000s 3.29 million 4.76 million 1.47 million Myanmar
2010s 3.92 million 4.49 million 569,079 Myanmar
2020s 4.46 million 4.48 million 15,478 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Madagascar or Myanmar?
Madagascar, at 4.59 million against 4.43 million in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Madagascar and Myanmar?
156,230, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Myanmar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Myanmar rank globally for children under age 5?
Madagascar ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 32nd 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