What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per capita between Costa Rica and United States?

0 units per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?

47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs United States: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita

Costa Rica

0 units per person

in 2025

United States

0 units per person

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

134th

United States rank

131st

Measles - number of reported cases, per capita over time

Costa Rica
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0 units per person against 0 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and United States ranks 131st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0009 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0004 units per person	0 units per person	0.0003 units per person	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0003 units per person	0 units per person	0.0003 units per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States
2010s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States
2020s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per capita, Costa Rica or United States?: United States, at 0 units per person against 0 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per capita between Costa Rica and United States?: 0 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 134th and United States ranks 131st 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: 31 August 2026

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.