Ethiopia vs Niger: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.0035 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Niger
0.0026 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Niger rank
3rd

Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Niger
00.0020.0040.006197419982023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0035 units per square kilometre against 0.0026 units per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0009 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Niger?
Ethiopia, at 0.0035 units per square kilometre against 0.0026 units per square kilometre in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Niger?
0.0009 units per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 7,917 data points, 1974–2023
Last refreshed

Diphtheria - number of reported cases 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.