How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?

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.

Samoa vs Viet Nam: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Samoa

0.0022 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Viet Nam

0.0021 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Samoa rank

65th

Viet Nam rank

66th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

Samoa
Viet Nam

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0022 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

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

Samoa ranks 65th and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0031 units per square kilometre	0.0093 units per square kilometre	0.0062 units per square kilometre	Viet Nam
1990s	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0.0062 units per square kilometre	0.0039 units per square kilometre	Viet Nam
2000s	0.0018 units per square kilometre	0.0033 units per square kilometre	0.0015 units per square kilometre	Viet Nam
2010s	0.0022 units per square kilometre	0.0029 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	Viet Nam
2020s	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Samoa or Viet Nam?: Samoa, at 0.0022 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Samoa and Viet Nam?: 0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?: Samoa ranks 65th and Viet Nam ranks 66th 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.