Malta vs Samoa: Number of children under 5
Malta
22,280 people
in 2023
Samoa
28,284 people
in 2023
Malta rank
182nd
Samoa rank
180th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 28,284 people against 22,280 people in Malta, a difference of 6,004 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 182nd and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41,222 people | 20,723 people | 20,499 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 32,018 people | 25,738 people | 6,280 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 26,730 people | 26,329 people | 400.2 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 28,525 people | 25,880 people | 2,645 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 26,230 people | 26,125 people | 104.6 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 20,989 people | 26,499 people | 5,511 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 21,796 people | 28,764 people | 6,969 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22,887 people | 28,982 people | 6,095 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 28,284 people against 22,280 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Malta and Samoa?
- 6,004 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Malta ranks 182nd 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.