Samoa vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.0252 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0237 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
88th
South Africa rank
89th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0252 units per square kilometre against 0.0237 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0736 units per square kilometre 0.0764 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0582 units per square kilometre 0.0636 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0408 units per square kilometre 0.0437 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.031 units per square kilometre 0.0407 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0314 units per square kilometre 0.0291 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.027 units per square kilometre 0.0237 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 0.0252 units per square kilometre against 0.0237 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th 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.