Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.1112 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.118 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
Burkina Faso rank
28th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.118 units per square kilometre against 0.1112 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0068 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1773 units per square kilometre 0.1421 units per square kilometre 0.0352 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.202 units per square kilometre 0.151 units per square kilometre 0.051 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.1665 units per square kilometre 0.1528 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.1552 units per square kilometre 0.1683 units per square kilometre 0.0131 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 0.1547 units per square kilometre 0.1745 units per square kilometre 0.0198 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.128 units per square kilometre 0.152 units per square kilometre 0.0241 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.1151 units per square kilometre 0.1213 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.118 units per square kilometre against 0.1112 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
0.0068 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
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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.