Ghana vs Lesotho: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Ghana
0.11 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.1062 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
32nd
Lesotho rank
34th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.11 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0038 deaths per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 34th of 195 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1935 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1691 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0244 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2035 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1954 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0081 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2086 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1752 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0334 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.1892 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1482 deaths per square kilometre | 0.041 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1773 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1452 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0321 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1471 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1361 deaths per square kilometre | 0.011 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1152 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1114 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0038 deaths per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Ghana, at 0.11 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 0.0038 deaths per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 34th 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.