Benin vs Gambia: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.1944 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
0.2703 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Gambia rank
11th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2703 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1944 deaths per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0759 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3229 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1566 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.1769 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3719 deaths per square kilometre | 0.195 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.1965 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4465 deaths per square kilometre | 0.25 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.2087 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4681 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2594 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.2125 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3976 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1852 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.2167 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3404 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1237 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1991 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2783 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0792 deaths per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.2703 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1944 deaths per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.0759 deaths per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, 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
Number of infant deaths 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.