Namibia vs Nigeria: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita

Namibia
0.0001 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0001 units per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
27th
Nigeria rank
26th

Measles - number of reported cases, per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.015197419992025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Namibia, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0091 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0082 units per person Namibia
1990s 0.0017 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0009 units per person Namibia
2000s 0.0003 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Namibia
2020s 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per capita, Namibia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per capita between Namibia and Nigeria?
0 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
Namibia ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 26th 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.