Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.3151 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.2667 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
4th

Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3151 units per square kilometre against 0.2667 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0484 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 4th of 195 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 0.2586 units per square kilometre 0.4155 units per square kilometre 0.1569 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.2303 units per square kilometre 0.5983 units per square kilometre 0.368 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.2371 units per square kilometre 0.625 units per square kilometre 0.3879 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.2917 units per square kilometre 0.8038 units per square kilometre 0.5121 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.3025 units per square kilometre 0.5547 units per square kilometre 0.2522 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.3025 units per square kilometre 0.2927 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.309 units per square kilometre 0.271 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Nigeria, at 0.3151 units per square kilometre against 0.2667 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.0484 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, male, 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 infant deaths, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 12,098 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths, male 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.