Burundi vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.8607 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.9412 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd

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

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
0.511.52196919962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.8607 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.0805 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.71 units per square kilometre 0.7959 units per square kilometre 0.916 units per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 1.66 units per square kilometre 0.8485 units per square kilometre 0.8142 units per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 1.71 units per square kilometre 1 units per square kilometre 0.7138 units per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 1.53 units per square kilometre 0.9671 units per square kilometre 0.5605 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 1.21 units per square kilometre 0.9382 units per square kilometre 0.2681 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.9006 units per square kilometre 0.9368 units per square kilometre 0.0362 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, Burundi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.8607 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Nigeria?
0.0805 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd 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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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.