Which has higher child mortality, Benin or Liberia?

Liberia, at 8.64 against 7.47 in Benin as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?

71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin

7.47

in 2024

Liberia

8.64

in 2024

Benin rank

12th

Liberia rank

10th

Liberia currently reports 8.64 against 7.47 in Benin, a difference of 1.17.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 10th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.

Decade	Benin	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32.26	30.55	1.71	Benin
1960s	28.55	30.38	1.83	Liberia
1970s	23.81	26.69	2.88	Liberia
1980s	19.33	24.86	5.53	Liberia
1990s	15.4	25.03	9.63	Liberia
2000s	12.16	14.51	2.35	Liberia
2010s	9.73	9.55	0.18	Benin
2020s	7.97	8.76	0.79	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Benin or Liberia?: Liberia, at 8.64 against 7.47 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Benin and Liberia?: 1.17, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?: 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for child mortality?: Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.