Samoa vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.0144 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.013 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
86th
South Africa rank
88th

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

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0144 units per square kilometre against 0.013 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0014 units per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 88th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0418 units per square kilometre 0.0418 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0333 units per square kilometre 0.0352 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0233 units per square kilometre 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0179 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.013 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 0.0144 units per square kilometre against 0.013 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 88th 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.