Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0058 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0061 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
121st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0061 units per square kilometre against 0.0058 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 121st of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0573 units per square kilometre 0.0401 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0329 units per square kilometre 0.0264 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0191 units per square kilometre 0.0169 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0137 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0061 units per square kilometre against 0.0058 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 121st 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.