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

Nigeria
0.438 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.2761 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
6th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.438 units per square kilometre against 0.2761 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1619 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Rwanda's.

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

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 6th 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 0.5188 units per square kilometre 0.7216 units per square kilometre 0.2029 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.3737 units per square kilometre 0.9752 units per square kilometre 0.6015 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.3959 units per square kilometre 0.9513 units per square kilometre 0.5555 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.4655 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.8155 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.4475 units per square kilometre 0.7681 units per square kilometre 0.3206 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.4351 units per square kilometre 0.338 units per square kilometre 0.0971 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.4364 units per square kilometre 0.2849 units per square kilometre 0.1515 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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Nigeria, at 0.438 units per square kilometre against 0.2761 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.1619 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 6th 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.