Malaysia vs Senegal: Children under age 5

Malaysia
2.27 million
in 2023
Senegal
2.45 million
in 2023
Malaysia rank
56th
Senegal rank
53rd

Children under age 5 over time

  • Malaysia
  • Senegal
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.45 million against 2.27 million in Malaysia, a difference of 180,470.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 56th and Senegal ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.24 million 535,841 705,611 Malaysia
1960s 1.56 million 708,777 855,015 Malaysia
1970s 1.68 million 960,475 724,370 Malaysia
1980s 2.12 million 1.25 million 864,314 Malaysia
1990s 2.52 million 1.49 million 1.03 million Malaysia
2000s 2.62 million 1.84 million 777,027 Malaysia
2010s 2.59 million 2.28 million 311,523 Malaysia
2020s 2.43 million 2.42 million 2,675 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Malaysia or Senegal?
Senegal, at 2.45 million against 2.27 million in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Malaysia and Senegal?
180,470, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Senegal rank globally for children under age 5?
Malaysia ranks 56th and Senegal ranks 53rd 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