Afghanistan vs Liberia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
0.0114 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Liberia rank
17th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Liberia
0.010.0150.020.025198520042023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0114 units per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0165 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 0.0181 units per square kilometre 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.019 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Liberia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0114 units per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Liberia?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal 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 maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal 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.