Afghanistan vs Maldives: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.122 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.1141 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Maldives rank
38th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.122 units per square kilometre against 0.1141 units per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0079 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Maldives ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Maldives ranks 38th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2471 units per square kilometre 4.97 units per square kilometre 4.72 units per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 0.2669 units per square kilometre 4.32 units per square kilometre 4.05 units per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 0.2314 units per square kilometre 3.29 units per square kilometre 3.05 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.1856 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre 1.6 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.1801 units per square kilometre 0.4823 units per square kilometre 0.3022 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.1434 units per square kilometre 0.2487 units per square kilometre 0.1052 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.1265 units per square kilometre 0.126 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Maldives?
Afghanistan, at 0.122 units per square kilometre against 0.1141 units per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Maldives?
0.0079 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Maldives?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Maldives rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Maldives ranks 38th of 194 countries.
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
195 places, 10,428 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.