Botswana vs Namibia: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0037 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.0038 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
154th
Namibia rank
153rd

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0038 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0037 deaths per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 154th and Namibia ranks 153rd of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0055 deaths per square kilometre 0.0045 deaths per square kilometre 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 0.0044 deaths per square kilometre 0.0045 deaths per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre Namibia
1990s 0.0051 deaths per square kilometre 0.0049 deaths per square kilometre 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0062 deaths per square kilometre 0.0048 deaths per square kilometre 0.0014 deaths per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.005 deaths per square kilometre 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre 0.0007 deaths per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0038 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0037 deaths per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
0.0001 deaths per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 154th and Namibia ranks 153rd 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.