Maldives vs Somalia: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0067 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
28th
Somalia rank
26th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Somalia
00.050.10.15198520042023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 28th and Somalia ranks 26th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1433 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.1354 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.059 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0515 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.009 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0092 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Maldives or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Maldives and Somalia?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Somalia rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 28th and Somalia ranks 26th 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.