Benin vs Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.3198 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Malawi rank
12th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3418 units per square kilometre against 0.3198 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.022 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3151 units per square kilometre | 0.8227 units per square kilometre | 0.5076 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.322 units per square kilometre | 0.8474 units per square kilometre | 0.5255 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.3427 units per square kilometre | 0.9483 units per square kilometre | 0.6055 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.3512 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 0.6975 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3507 units per square kilometre | 0.7156 units per square kilometre | 0.3649 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.358 units per square kilometre | 0.3918 units per square kilometre | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3303 units per square kilometre | 0.3372 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.3418 units per square kilometre against 0.3198 units per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.022 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 12th 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.