Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0084 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0071 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd
Ethiopia rank
25th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
0.010.020.03198520042023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0084 units per square kilometre against 0.0071 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0013 units per square kilometre.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.029 units per square kilometre 0.0231 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0231 units per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 0.0083 units per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.0049 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0084 units per square kilometre against 0.0071 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
0.0013 units per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 25th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths-per-square-kilometre/congo-dem-rep/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths-per-square-kilometre/congo-dem-rep/ethiopia/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.