Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.1533 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0565 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.1533 units per square kilometre against 0.0565 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0968 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 195 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.341 units per square kilometre 0.0921 units per square kilometre 0.2489 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.2635 units per square kilometre 0.0803 units per square kilometre 0.1832 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.2046 units per square kilometre 0.0615 units per square kilometre 0.1431 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.1593 units per square kilometre 0.0577 units per square kilometre 0.1015 units per square kilometre Gambia

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gambia, at 0.1533 units per square kilometre against 0.0565 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0968 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th 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.