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

Bangladesh
0.445 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.5032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
012345196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5032 units per square kilometre against 0.445 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0582 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 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 2nd 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 2.74 units per square kilometre 0.5694 units per square kilometre 2.17 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 3.44 units per square kilometre 0.4222 units per square kilometre 3.02 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 2.82 units per square kilometre 0.4526 units per square kilometre 2.37 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 1.81 units per square kilometre 0.5346 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.5197 units per square kilometre 0.5205 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.5429 units per square kilometre 0.5032 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.4394 units per square kilometre 0.5004 units per square kilometre 0.061 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, male, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.5032 units per square kilometre against 0.445 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
0.0582 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, male, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five 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, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five 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.