Burundi vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.0701 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0823 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
0.050.10.150.2198520042023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0823 units per square kilometre against 0.0701 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.0122 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1441 units per square kilometre 0.0593 units per square kilometre 0.0848 units per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 0.1328 units per square kilometre 0.064 units per square kilometre 0.0688 units per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 0.0927 units per square kilometre 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0183 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 0.0931 units per square kilometre 0.0905 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.075 units per square kilometre 0.0834 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Burundi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0823 units per square kilometre against 0.0701 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Nigeria?
0.0122 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.