Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0643 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.073 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Ghana rank
27th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.073 units per square kilometre against 0.0643 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0087 units per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th of 195 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | 0.1203 units per square kilometre | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | 0.1102 units per square kilometre | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0759 units per square kilometre | 0.095 units per square kilometre | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.073 units per square kilometre against 0.0643 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0.0087 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th 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.