Benin vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.1173 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1033 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
17th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1033 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.014 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0994 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1378 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0384 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.1075 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1387 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0312 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.121 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1182 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0028 deaths per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.1184 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1053 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0131 deaths per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1033 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.014 deaths per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of neonatal 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.