Burundi vs Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Burundi
0.8607 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.8607 units per square kilometre against 0.6174 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2433 units per square kilometre.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 0.3496 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 0.3683 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 0.988 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 0.7439 units per square kilometre | 0.4624 units per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.9006 units per square kilometre | 0.6355 units per square kilometre | 0.2651 units per square kilometre | Burundi |
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 Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 0.8607 units per square kilometre against 0.6174 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.2433 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th 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.