Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.9412 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
5th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9412 units per square kilometre against 0.6174 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3238 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 0.4398 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.7959 units per square kilometre | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.8485 units per square kilometre | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1 units per square kilometre | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 1.7 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.9671 units per square kilometre | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 0.6727 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.9382 units per square kilometre | 0.7439 units per square kilometre | 0.1943 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9368 units per square kilometre | 0.6355 units per square kilometre | 0.3013 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 0.9412 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 Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.3238 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.