North Korea vs Myanmar: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
North Korea
0.0414 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
0.0467 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
70th
Myanmar rank
67th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.0467 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0414 deaths per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0053 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 70th and Myanmar ranks 67th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2444 deaths per square kilometre | 0.188 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0564 deaths per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1576 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1814 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0238 deaths per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.0989 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1651 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0662 deaths per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.1755 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1348 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0408 deaths per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1112 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1025 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0086 deaths per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0509 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0653 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0144 deaths per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.041 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0496 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0086 deaths per square kilometre | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, North Korea or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.0467 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0414 deaths per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between North Korea and Myanmar?
- 0.0053 deaths per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Myanmar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Myanmar rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 70th and Myanmar ranks 67th 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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About this data
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.