Afghanistan vs China: Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square

Afghanistan
0.0275 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0251 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
73rd
China rank
76th

Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China
0.010.020.030.04199020062023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0275 units per square kilometre against 0.0251 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 73rd and China ranks 76th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
1990s 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.0353 units per square kilometre 0.0232 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0182 units per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre 0.0112 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0236 units per square kilometre 0.0271 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre China
2020s 0.027 units per square kilometre 0.0263 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per square, Afghanistan or China?
Afghanistan, at 0.0275 units per square kilometre against 0.0251 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per square between Afghanistan and China?
0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per square?
Afghanistan ranks 73rd and China ranks 76th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.