JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul class="list">
    <li class="element level-1">
        <div class="top">
            <div class="content">dsssd</div>
            <div class="count"></div>
            <ul class="elements">
                <li class="element level-2">
                    <div class="parent">
                        <div class="content">assd</div>
                        <ul class="elements">
                            <li class="element level-3">
                                <div id="dssd">
                                    <div class="content">dssd</div>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="element level-3">
                                <div id="fddd">
                                    <div class="content">gfddg</div>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="element level-3">
                                <div id="fdff">
                                    <div class="content">ddee</div>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="element level-3">
                                <div id="gfgggf">
                                    <div class="content">hghg</div>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                        </ul>
                    </div>
                </li>
                <li class="element level-2">
                    <div id="gfgf" class="parent">
                        <div class="content">eeer</div>
                    </div>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </li>
    <li class="element level-1">
        <div id="hjjh" class="top">
            <div class="content">hjhj</div>
            <div class="count"></div>
            <ul class="elements">
                <li class="element level-2">
                    <div id="yuyuu" class="parent">
                       ...

CSS

.elements {
    clear: both;
}

.level-1 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.count {
    background-color: pink; float: left; padding: 5px;}

JavaScript

$('.list .count').text(function() {
    var length = $(this).closest('.count')
                  .next('.elements')
                  .find('.element')
                  .length
                 ;
    
    if (length > 1) {
        return length;
       
    }
    else
    {
        $(this).remove();
    }
});