Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.3233 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.2829 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
5th
Rwanda rank
7th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2829 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0404 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1972 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4415 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2443 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.2028 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5721 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3693 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.2146 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6023 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3878 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.2595 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5855 deaths per square kilometre | 0.326 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2796 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4703 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1907 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.3048 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3083 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0035 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3173 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2879 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0294 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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2829 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.0404 deaths per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.