Benin vs Gambia: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.3198 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
0.3495 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Gambia rank
11th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.3495 units per square kilometre against 0.3198 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0297 units per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3101 units per square kilometre | 0.6813 units per square kilometre | 0.3712 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.322 units per square kilometre | 0.6986 units per square kilometre | 0.3767 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.3427 units per square kilometre | 0.7539 units per square kilometre | 0.4112 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.3512 units per square kilometre | 0.7389 units per square kilometre | 0.3878 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.3507 units per square kilometre | 0.5814 units per square kilometre | 0.2306 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.358 units per square kilometre | 0.4611 units per square kilometre | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.3303 units per square kilometre | 0.3626 units per square kilometre | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.3495 units per square kilometre against 0.3198 units per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.0297 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th 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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About this data
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.