Mauritania vs Nigeria: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita
Mauritania
0.0002 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0001 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Diphtheria - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.