Lesotho vs Somalia: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.1117 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
39th
Somalia rank
36th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.126 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1117 deaths per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0143 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1824 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1024 deaths per square kilometre | 0.08 deaths per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.1867 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1342 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0525 deaths per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.2078 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1332 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0745 deaths per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1509 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0153 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1388 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0215 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, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.126 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1117 deaths per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0143 deaths per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 39th 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.