British Virgin Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
0.0267 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0228 units per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
94th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0267 units per square kilometre against 0.0228 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0039 units per square kilometre.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.117 units per square kilometre 0.0357 units per square kilometre 0.0813 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0853 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.0546 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1980s 0.0487 units per square kilometre 0.0264 units per square kilometre 0.0222 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 0.036 units per square kilometre 0.0274 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 0.0273 units per square kilometre 0.03 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0287 units per square kilometre 0.0283 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or Papua New Guinea?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.0267 units per square kilometre against 0.0228 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and Papua New Guinea?
0.0039 units per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th 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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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
195 places, 10,428 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.