Burundi vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.5585 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.5677 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5677 deaths per square kilometre against 0.5585 deaths per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.0092 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7035 deaths per square kilometre 0.496 deaths per square kilometre 0.2075 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
1970s 0.8418 deaths per square kilometre 0.4227 deaths per square kilometre 0.4192 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 0.8963 deaths per square kilometre 0.431 deaths per square kilometre 0.4653 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 0.949 deaths per square kilometre 0.5287 deaths per square kilometre 0.4202 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 0.9431 deaths per square kilometre 0.5438 deaths per square kilometre 0.3994 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 0.7624 deaths per square kilometre 0.5436 deaths per square kilometre 0.2187 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.5803 deaths per square kilometre 0.5567 deaths per square kilometre 0.0235 deaths per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Burundi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.5677 deaths per square kilometre against 0.5585 deaths per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Nigeria?
0.0092 deaths per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant 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 infant 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, 10,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant 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.