Lesotho vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0624 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0679 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
39th
Somalia rank
36th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0679 units per square kilometre against 0.0624 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0055 units per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.1021 units per square kilometre | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.1131 units per square kilometre | 0.071 units per square kilometre | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | 0.009 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0679 units per square kilometre against 0.0624 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0055 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.