Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.3683 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.438 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
012345196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.438 units per square kilometre against 0.3683 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0697 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2.53 units per square kilometre 0.5188 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 3.22 units per square kilometre 0.3737 units per square kilometre 2.85 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 2.65 units per square kilometre 0.3959 units per square kilometre 2.26 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 1.64 units per square kilometre 0.4655 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 0.8982 units per square kilometre 0.4475 units per square kilometre 0.4507 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.4572 units per square kilometre 0.4351 units per square kilometre 0.0221 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.3649 units per square kilometre 0.4364 units per square kilometre 0.0714 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.438 units per square kilometre against 0.3683 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
0.0697 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, female, 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 under-five deaths, female, 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, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, female 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.