Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Rwanda
0.1389 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1313 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1389 units per square kilometre against 0.1313 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0076 units per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6227 units per square kilometre | 0.3108 units per square kilometre | 0.3119 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.9434 units per square kilometre | 0.2954 units per square kilometre | 0.648 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.872 units per square kilometre | 0.2929 units per square kilometre | 0.5791 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 0.2987 units per square kilometre | 0.8937 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.6182 units per square kilometre | 0.2483 units per square kilometre | 0.3699 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2162 units per square kilometre | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | 0.031 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.149 units per square kilometre | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 0.1389 units per square kilometre against 0.1313 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0076 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), 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
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) 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.