Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.0011 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.001 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
80th
Sri Lanka rank
83rd

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
0.0010.0020.0030.004198520042023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0011 units per square kilometre against 0.001 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0011 units per square kilometre against 0.001 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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.