Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Samoa
0.0309 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0321 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0321 units per square kilometre against 0.0309 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1864 units per square kilometre | 0.4614 units per square kilometre | 0.2749 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.116 units per square kilometre | 0.3829 units per square kilometre | 0.267 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | 0.203 units per square kilometre | 0.1274 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | 0.058 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0321 units per square kilometre against 0.0309 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th 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.