Lesotho vs Somalia: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.1117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
39th
Somalia rank
36th
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.126 units per square kilometre against 0.1117 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0143 units per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1824 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.08 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.2078 units per square kilometre | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1509 units per square kilometre | 0.1663 units per square kilometre | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1173 units per square kilometre | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.126 units per square kilometre against 0.1117 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0143 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), 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
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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.