Ghana vs Liberia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
0.0114 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
20th
Liberia rank
17th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Liberia
0.010.0150.020.025198520042023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0114 units per square kilometre against 0.0092 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0022 units per square kilometre.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.018 units per square kilometre 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Ghana or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.0114 units per square kilometre against 0.0092 units per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Ghana and Liberia?
0.0022 units per square kilometre, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 17th 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.