Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.3495 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.3307 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
13th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.3495 units per square kilometre against 0.3307 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0188 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6813 units per square kilometre 0.5639 units per square kilometre 0.1174 units per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 0.6986 units per square kilometre 0.5695 units per square kilometre 0.1291 units per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 0.7539 units per square kilometre 0.6049 units per square kilometre 0.1491 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.7389 units per square kilometre 0.6494 units per square kilometre 0.0896 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.5814 units per square kilometre 0.5821 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.4611 units per square kilometre 0.4434 units per square kilometre 0.0178 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.3626 units per square kilometre 0.3457 units per square kilometre 0.0169 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, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
Gambia, at 0.3495 units per square kilometre against 0.3307 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
0.0188 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.