Nigeria vs World: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0156 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
1st
World rank
1st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0156 units per square kilometre against 0.0002 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0154 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 81.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was World ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 0.0156 units per square kilometre against 0.0002 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Nigeria and World?
- 0.0154 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.