Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0219 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0228 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0228 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0235 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0357 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0123 deaths per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0237 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0307 deaths per square kilometre | 0.007 deaths per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0225 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0264 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0303 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0029 deaths per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0331 deaths per square kilometre | 0.03 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0032 deaths per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0277 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0283 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0226 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0239 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0013 deaths per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0228 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th 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.