Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Fiji
0.0054 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0047 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Fiji rank
76th
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0050.0070.010.0130.015196119922023

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.0054 units per square kilometre against 0.0047 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0007 units per square kilometre.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0141 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Fiji
1970s 0.0123 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Fiji
1980s 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Fiji
1990s 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Fiji
2000s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Fiji
2010s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
Fiji, at 0.0054 units per square kilometre against 0.0047 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
0.0007 units per square kilometre, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Fiji ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) 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.