Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Number of children under 5
Papua New Guinea
1.23 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.16 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
79th
Sierra Leone rank
80th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.23 million people against 1.16 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 64,950 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 302,674 people | 332,678 people | 30,004 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 402,870 people | 405,132 people | 2,262 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 490,760 people | 499,052 people | 8,292 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 561,655 people | 622,977 people | 61,322 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 708,281 people | 733,930 people | 25,649 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 936,444 people | 916,274 people | 20,170 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.13 million people | 1.07 million people | 58,248 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.22 million people | 1.15 million people | 70,612 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.23 million people against 1.16 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 64,950 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.