North Korea vs Myanmar: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
North Korea
0.0414 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
0.0467 units 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 units per square kilometre against 0.0414 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0053 units 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 units per square kilometre | 0.188 units per square kilometre | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1576 units per square kilometre | 0.1814 units per square kilometre | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 0.0662 units per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.1755 units per square kilometre | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1112 units per square kilometre | 0.1025 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units 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 units per square kilometre against 0.0414 units 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 units 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.