Lower middle income vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Lower middle income
0.1508 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.9412 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.1508 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.7904 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.2 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3686 units per square kilometre 1 units per square kilometre 0.6316 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.2767 units per square kilometre 0.9671 units per square kilometre 0.6905 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.1959 units per square kilometre 0.9382 units per square kilometre 0.7423 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1561 units per square kilometre 0.9368 units per square kilometre 0.7807 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.1508 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
0.7904 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Lower middle income ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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.