North Korea vs Syria: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
North Korea
0.0515 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.054 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
73rd
Syria rank
70th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.054 units per square kilometre against 0.0515 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 70th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3517 units per square kilometre | 0.1784 units per square kilometre | 0.1732 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2099 units per square kilometre | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1251 units per square kilometre | 0.114 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2726 units per square kilometre | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 0.1933 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1696 units per square kilometre | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, North Korea or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.054 units per square kilometre against 0.0515 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.0025 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 70th 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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About this data
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.