Cameroon vs Somalia: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Cameroon
0.1329 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
35th
Somalia rank
36th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.1329 deaths per square kilometre against 0.126 deaths per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0069 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1328 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1024 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0304 deaths per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1593 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1342 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0252 deaths per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.1787 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1332 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0455 deaths per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.1579 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0084 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.138 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1388 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0008 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, Cameroon or Somalia?
- Cameroon, at 0.1329 deaths per square kilometre against 0.126 deaths per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Somalia?
- 0.0069 deaths per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.