Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.8133 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.9412 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
4th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.8133 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1279 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.27 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 4.18 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.66 units per square kilometre | 0.7959 units per square kilometre | 5.87 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.48 units per square kilometre | 0.8485 units per square kilometre | 4.63 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.44 units per square kilometre | 1 units per square kilometre | 2.44 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 0.9671 units per square kilometre | 0.9712 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1 units per square kilometre | 0.9382 units per square kilometre | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.8043 units per square kilometre | 0.9368 units per square kilometre | 0.1325 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, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.8133 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 0.1279 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 194 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.