Liberia vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita

Liberia
0.0008 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
9th
Nigeria rank
6th

Number of infant deaths, female, per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.001 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.004 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0002 units per person Liberia
1970s 0.0035 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0007 units per person Liberia
1980s 0.0032 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0011 units per person Liberia
1990s 0.0032 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0012 units per person Liberia
2000s 0.0017 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0002 units per person Liberia
2010s 0.001 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0009 units per person 0.001 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, per capita, Liberia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.001 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female, per capita between Liberia and Nigeria?
0.0002 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
Liberia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 13,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.