Afghanistan vs Somalia: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.122 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Somalia rank
36th

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
0.10.20.30.4196219922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.126 deaths per square kilometre against 0.122 deaths per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.004 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1695 deaths per square kilometre 0.1024 deaths per square kilometre 0.0671 deaths per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.1856 deaths per square kilometre 0.1342 deaths per square kilometre 0.0514 deaths per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.1801 deaths per square kilometre 0.1332 deaths per square kilometre 0.0469 deaths per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.1434 deaths per square kilometre 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre 0.0229 deaths per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.1265 deaths per square kilometre 0.1388 deaths per square kilometre 0.0123 deaths per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.126 deaths per square kilometre against 0.122 deaths per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.004 deaths per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths 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.