Benin vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.1944 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1993 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1993 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1944 deaths per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0049 deaths per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre | 0.253 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0867 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1769 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2741 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0972 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1965 deaths per square kilometre | 0.312 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1154 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.2087 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3506 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1419 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.2125 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3337 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1213 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.2167 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2581 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0414 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1991 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2074 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0083 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.1993 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 Sierra Leone?
- 0.0049 deaths per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.