Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Benin
0.3198 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.067 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
17th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.3198 units per square kilometre against 0.067 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.2528 units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 4.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Benin ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3512 units per square kilometre 0.1202 units per square kilometre 0.231 units per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.3507 units per square kilometre 0.0962 units per square kilometre 0.2546 units per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.358 units per square kilometre 0.084 units per square kilometre 0.274 units per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.3303 units per square kilometre 0.0693 units per square kilometre 0.261 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Benin, at 0.3198 units per square kilometre against 0.067 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.2528 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five 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, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five 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.