Comoros vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Comoros
0.2972 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.3233 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Comoros rank
6th
Nigeria rank
5th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Comoros
  • Nigeria
0.20.30.40.50.6196819952023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2972 deaths per square kilometre in Comoros, a difference of 0.0261 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5902 deaths per square kilometre 0.2061 deaths per square kilometre 0.384 deaths per square kilometre Comoros
1980s 0.5866 deaths per square kilometre 0.2146 deaths per square kilometre 0.372 deaths per square kilometre Comoros
1990s 0.4246 deaths per square kilometre 0.2595 deaths per square kilometre 0.1651 deaths per square kilometre Comoros
2000s 0.3482 deaths per square kilometre 0.2796 deaths per square kilometre 0.0686 deaths per square kilometre Comoros
2010s 0.3359 deaths per square kilometre 0.3048 deaths per square kilometre 0.0312 deaths per square kilometre Comoros
2020s 0.3043 deaths per square kilometre 0.3173 deaths per square kilometre 0.013 deaths per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Comoros or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2972 deaths per square kilometre in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Comoros and Nigeria?
0.0261 deaths per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Comoros ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal 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.