What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0213 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Gambia

0.0287 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0074 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Gambia rank

7th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

9th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

Gambia
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0287 units per square kilometre against 0.0074 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0213 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0603 units per square kilometre	0.0114 units per square kilometre	0.0489 units per square kilometre	Gambia
1990s	0.0559 units per square kilometre	0.0108 units per square kilometre	0.0451 units per square kilometre	Gambia
2000s	0.0463 units per square kilometre	0.0099 units per square kilometre	0.0364 units per square kilometre	Gambia
2010s	0.0421 units per square kilometre	0.0091 units per square kilometre	0.033 units per square kilometre	Gambia
2020s	0.0309 units per square kilometre	0.0077 units per square kilometre	0.0232 units per square kilometre	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Gambia, at 0.0287 units per square kilometre against 0.0074 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0213 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?: Gambia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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: 29 August 2026

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.