Afghanistan vs Niger: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0004 units per person
in 2025
Niger
0.0006 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
7th
Niger rank
5th

Measles - number of reported cases, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Niger
00.0030.0050.0070.01197419992025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0006 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Niger ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Niger ranks 5th of 204 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0014 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0037 units per person Niger
1980s 0.0013 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0033 units per person Niger
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0042 units per person Niger
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0018 units per person Niger
2010s 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Niger
2020s 0.0002 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per capita, Afghanistan or Niger?
Niger, at 0.0006 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per capita between Afghanistan and Niger?
0.0002 units per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Niger ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Measles - 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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Indicator
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,194 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

Measles - 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.