Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.1533 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.1533 units per square kilometre against 0.1523 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3238 units per square kilometre 0.2676 units per square kilometre 0.0562 units per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 0.3289 units per square kilometre 0.2689 units per square kilometre 0.06 units per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 0.3509 units per square kilometre 0.284 units per square kilometre 0.0669 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.341 units per square kilometre 0.3039 units per square kilometre 0.0371 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.2635 units per square kilometre 0.2737 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.2046 units per square kilometre 0.2067 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1593 units per square kilometre 0.1596 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
Gambia, at 0.1533 units per square kilometre against 0.1523 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
0.001 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, female, 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, 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, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five 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.