Somalia vs Yemen: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Somalia
0.0828 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.09 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
41st
Yemen rank
39th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.09 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0569 deaths per square kilometre | 0.128 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0711 deaths per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0784 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1232 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0448 deaths per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre | 0.098 deaths per square kilometre | 0.016 deaths per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1027 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0854 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0172 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0898 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0906 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0007 deaths per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.09 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th 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.