Eswatini vs Gambia: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Eswatini
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
4.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Gambia rank
37th
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.51 deaths per 100 live births against 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Gambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.67 deaths per 100 live births | 37.86 deaths per 100 live births | 16.18 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1960s | 19.25 deaths per 100 live births | 33.03 deaths per 100 live births | 13.79 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 26.6 deaths per 100 live births | 12.11 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 20.09 deaths per 100 live births | 11.07 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 14.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 10.95 deaths per 100 live births | 9.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0797 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1959 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Eswatini, at 4.51 deaths per 100 live births against 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 0.27 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .