Eritrea vs Samoa: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Eritrea
0.0284 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.0309 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
91st
Samoa rank
88th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Samoa
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0309 units per square kilometre against 0.0284 units per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 91st and Samoa ranks 88th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0908 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre 0.0406 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 0.0565 units per square kilometre 0.0401 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 0.0377 units per square kilometre 0.0391 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.0293 units per square kilometre 0.0331 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0309 units per square kilometre against 0.0284 units per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Samoa?
0.0025 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Samoa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Samoa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 91st and Samoa ranks 88th 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.