Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), 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
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Sierra Leone
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 195 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 under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), 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 under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), 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 under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), 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
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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.