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

Burundi
0.5585 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.4786 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
0.511.522.53196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.5585 units per square kilometre against 0.4786 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0799 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

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

Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7035 units per square kilometre 0.7853 units per square kilometre 0.0819 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.8418 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.2763 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.8963 units per square kilometre 1.16 units per square kilometre 0.2627 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.949 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 0.5605 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.9431 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.0785 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.7624 units per square kilometre 0.5277 units per square kilometre 0.2347 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.5803 units per square kilometre 0.4865 units per square kilometre 0.0938 units 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 Rwanda?
Burundi, at 0.5585 units per square kilometre against 0.4786 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.0799 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th 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
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 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.