North Korea vs Syria: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

North Korea
0.0274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0278 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
70th
Syria rank
69th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Syria
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0278 units per square kilometre against 0.0274 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 70th and Syria ranks 69th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0863 units per square kilometre 0.0385 units per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.0588 units per square kilometre 0.0336 units per square kilometre 0.0253 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0342 units per square kilometre 0.0279 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0272 units per square kilometre 0.0261 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, North Korea or Syria?
Syria, at 0.0278 units per square kilometre against 0.0274 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between North Korea and Syria?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 70th and Syria ranks 69th 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
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 10,861 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.