Afghanistan vs Ghana: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.05 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0474 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
Ghana rank
32nd

Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ghana
00.0250.050.0750.1196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.05 units per square kilometre against 0.0474 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0026 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 32nd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0826 units per square kilometre 0.0882 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 0.0943 units per square kilometre 0.0924 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.0779 units per square kilometre 0.0938 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.0716 units per square kilometre 0.0839 units per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0711 units per square kilometre 0.0776 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0581 units per square kilometre 0.0638 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0519 units per square kilometre 0.0497 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Ghana?
Afghanistan, at 0.05 units per square kilometre against 0.0474 units per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Ghana?
0.0026 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Ghana: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-infant-deaths-female-per-square-kilometre/afghanistan/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-infant-deaths-female-per-square-kilometre/afghanistan/ghana/">Afghanistan vs Ghana: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of infant 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, 12,098 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant 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.