Maldives vs Samoa: Number of children under 5
Maldives
30,641 people
in 2023
Samoa
28,284 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
178th
Samoa rank
180th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 30,641 people against 28,284 people in Samoa, a difference of 2,357 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12,089 people | 20,723 people | 8,634 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 18,866 people | 25,738 people | 6,872 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 26,259 people | 26,329 people | 70.6 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 35,459 people | 25,880 people | 9,579 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 38,605 people | 26,125 people | 12,480 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 29,179 people | 26,499 people | 2,680 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 35,456 people | 28,764 people | 6,692 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 32,135 people | 28,982 people | 3,153 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 30,641 people against 28,284 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Maldives and Samoa?
- 2,357 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Maldives ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 180th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.