Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.0116 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.0119 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
101st
Samoa rank
99th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
00.010.020.03197519992023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 99th of 195 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0114 deaths per square kilometre 0.0224 deaths per square kilometre 0.011 deaths per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 0.0133 deaths per square kilometre 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre 0.0024 deaths per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre 0.0155 deaths per square kilometre 0.0023 deaths per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.012 deaths per square kilometre 0.0129 deaths per square kilometre 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0003 deaths per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 99th 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.