What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?

0.1255 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ghana: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0182 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Ghana

0.1437 units per square kilometre

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

29th

Ghana rank

31st

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1437 units per square kilometre against 0.0182 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1255 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 7.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1099 units per square kilometre	0.3184 units per square kilometre	0.2085 units per square kilometre	Ghana
2000s	0.0578 units per square kilometre	0.2699 units per square kilometre	0.2122 units per square kilometre	Ghana
2010s	0.034 units per square kilometre	0.2041 units per square kilometre	0.1701 units per square kilometre	Ghana
2020s	0.0205 units per square kilometre	0.1519 units per square kilometre	0.1314 units per square kilometre	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.1437 units per square kilometre against 0.0182 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?: 0.1255 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Number of under-five 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.