Lesotho vs Samoa: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.0055 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.0058 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
75th
Samoa rank
73rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Samoa
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0058 units per square kilometre against 0.0055 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 73rd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0463 units per square kilometre 0.0489 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 0.037 units per square kilometre 0.0283 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.0385 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0266 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.0625 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0534 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0148 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0058 units per square kilometre against 0.0055 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Samoa?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 73rd 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.