Nigeria vs Somalia: Children died before five per woman
Nigeria
0.5759
in 2024
Somalia
0.5589
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Somalia rank
3rd
Children died before five per woman over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5759 against 0.5589 in Somalia, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.42 | 0.0454 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.76 | 0.5073 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.9179 | 1.28 | 0.3648 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.6792 | 1.19 | 0.5105 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.601 | 0.6797 | 0.0787 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 0.5759 against 0.5589 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.017, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.