Afghanistan vs Ghana: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.1112 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
Ghana rank
32nd

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1112 units per square kilometre against 0.11 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 32nd of 195 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1773 units per square kilometre 0.1935 units per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 0.202 units per square kilometre 0.2035 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.1665 units per square kilometre 0.2086 units per square kilometre 0.0421 units per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.1552 units per square kilometre 0.1892 units per square kilometre 0.034 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.1547 units per square kilometre 0.1773 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.128 units per square kilometre 0.1471 units per square kilometre 0.0192 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.1151 units per square kilometre 0.1152 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units 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, Afghanistan or Ghana?
Afghanistan, at 0.1112 units per square kilometre against 0.11 units per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Ghana?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 32nd 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
Last refreshed

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.