North Korea vs South Korea: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

North Korea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
57th
South Korea rank
57th

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

  • North Korea
  • South Korea
00.0020.0040.006197419982023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

Across all 37 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 57th and South Korea ranks 57th of 204 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre —
2010s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, North Korea or South Korea?
North Korea, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between North Korea and South Korea?
0 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 57th and South Korea ranks 57th 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.