Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0127 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0127 units per square kilometre against 0.0117 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.019 units per square kilometre | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0127 units per square kilometre against 0.0117 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.001 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.