Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0105 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.011 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
120th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.011 units per square kilometre against 0.0105 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 120th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.106 units per square kilometre 0.0731 units per square kilometre 0.0329 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0591 units per square kilometre 0.0475 units per square kilometre 0.0116 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0332 units per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0211 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0171 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0112 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.011 units per square kilometre against 0.0105 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.0005 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 120th 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.