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

Somalia
0.0828 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
41st
Yemen rank
39th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.09 units per square kilometre against 0.0828 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0072 units per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen'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 Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0569 units per square kilometre 0.128 units per square kilometre 0.0711 units per square kilometre Yemen
1990s 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.1232 units per square kilometre 0.0448 units per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 0.0821 units per square kilometre 0.098 units per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 0.1027 units per square kilometre 0.0854 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0898 units per square kilometre 0.0906 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Somalia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.09 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 Somalia and Yemen?
0.0072 units per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th 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.