Nigeria vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita
Nigeria
0.0017 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0019 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0 units per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, per capita, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per capita between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita. 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.