Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.9412 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.6174 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
5th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9412 deaths per square kilometre against 0.6174 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3238 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 deaths per square kilometre | 1.53 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4398 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.7959 deaths per square kilometre | 2.06 deaths per square kilometre | 1.27 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.8485 deaths per square kilometre | 2.03 deaths per square kilometre | 1.18 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1 deaths per square kilometre | 2.7 deaths per square kilometre | 1.7 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.9671 deaths per square kilometre | 1.64 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6727 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.9382 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7439 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1943 deaths per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9368 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6355 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3013 deaths per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 0.9412 deaths per square kilometre against 0.6174 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.3238 deaths per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 5th 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.