Kenya vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.0886 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0828 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
40th
Somalia rank
41st

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0886 units per square kilometre against 0.0828 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0058 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya'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 Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 41st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1027 units per square kilometre 0.0569 units per square kilometre 0.0457 units per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 0.1294 units per square kilometre 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.051 units per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.1214 units per square kilometre 0.0821 units per square kilometre 0.0393 units per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.1007 units per square kilometre 0.1027 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0897 units per square kilometre 0.0898 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Kenya or Somalia?
Kenya, at 0.0886 units per square kilometre against 0.0828 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Kenya and Somalia?
0.0058 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 41st 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.