Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.5677 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.4786 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
5th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5677 units per square kilometre against 0.4786 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0891 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4798 units per square kilometre | 0.7755 units per square kilometre | 0.2957 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.4227 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 0.6955 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.431 units per square kilometre | 1.16 units per square kilometre | 0.728 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.5287 units per square kilometre | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 0.9807 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.5438 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.4778 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.5436 units per square kilometre | 0.5277 units per square kilometre | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.5567 units per square kilometre | 0.4865 units per square kilometre | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 0.5677 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 Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.0891 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd 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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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.