Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.0309 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0321 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
87th

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0321 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0309 deaths per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0012 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Samoa ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1864 deaths per square kilometre 0.4614 deaths per square kilometre 0.2749 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.116 deaths per square kilometre 0.3829 deaths per square kilometre 0.267 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0755 deaths per square kilometre 0.203 deaths per square kilometre 0.1274 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0527 deaths per square kilometre 0.1106 deaths per square kilometre 0.058 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0401 deaths per square kilometre 0.0978 deaths per square kilometre 0.0577 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0391 deaths per square kilometre 0.0517 deaths per square kilometre 0.0126 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0331 deaths per square kilometre 0.0346 deaths per square kilometre 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0321 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0309 deaths per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.0012 deaths per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th 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.