Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.0308 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0369 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Rwanda rank
4th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0369 units per square kilometre against 0.0308 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0061 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.275 units per square kilometre 0.1516 units per square kilometre 0.1234 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.212 units per square kilometre 0.2306 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.1168 units per square kilometre 0.0827 units per square kilometre 0.0341 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.0529 units per square kilometre 0.0462 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.039 units per square kilometre 0.0387 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0369 units per square kilometre against 0.0308 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
0.0061 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.