Cameroon vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Cameroon
0.1329 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
35th
Somalia rank
36th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.1329 units per square kilometre against 0.126 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0069 units per square kilometre.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1328 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | 0.1663 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.138 units per square kilometre | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Somalia?
- Cameroon, at 0.1329 units per square kilometre against 0.126 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Somalia?
- 0.0069 units per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 36th 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.