South Korea vs Spain: Child mortality complete gapminder

South Korea
0.2796
in 2024
Spain
0.3193
in 2024
South Korea rank
186th
Spain rank
183rd

Child mortality complete gapminder over time

  • South Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.3193 against 0.2796 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0397.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 186th and Spain ranks 183rd of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 22 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1800s 50.34 45.06 5.28 South Korea
1810s 50.34 45.06 5.28 South Korea
1820s 50.34 45.06 5.28 South Korea
1830s 50.34 45.06 5.28 South Korea
1840s 50.34 44.86 5.48 South Korea
1850s 50.34 34.09 16.24 South Korea
1860s 50.34 30.71 19.62 South Korea
1870s 50.34 32.3 18.03 South Korea
1880s 50.34 30.84 19.5 South Korea
1890s 50.32 31.65 18.67 South Korea
1900s 51.28 28.46 22.83 South Korea
1910s 49.14 28.36 20.79 South Korea
1920s 40.99 24.15 16.84 South Korea
1930s 31.16 18.96 12.21 South Korea
1940s 30.67 14.54 16.12 South Korea
1950s 20.86 7.4 13.45 South Korea
1960s 8.95 4.38 4.57 South Korea
1970s 4.83 2.31 2.52 South Korea
1980s 2.61 1.17 1.44 South Korea
1990s 1.13 0.7243 0.4071 South Korea
2000s 0.5828 0.4756 0.1072 South Korea
2010s 0.359 0.3412 0.0177 South Korea
2020s 0.2915 0.3174 0.0259 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality complete gapminder, South Korea or Spain?
Spain, at 0.3193 against 0.2796 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality complete gapminder between South Korea and Spain?
0.0397, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for child mortality complete gapminder?
South Korea ranks 186th and Spain ranks 183rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality complete gapminder
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed