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

Costa Rica
0.0105 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
0.0087 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Palau rank
125th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Palau
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0105 units per square kilometre against 0.0087 units per square kilometre in Palau, a difference of 0.0018 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Palau ranks 125th of 194 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0237 units per square kilometre 0.0232 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0171 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

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 Palau?
Costa Rica, at 0.0105 units per square kilometre against 0.0087 units per square kilometre in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Palau?
0.0018 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Palau ranks 125th 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.