World vs Yemen: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita
World
0.0001 units per person
in 2025
Yemen
0.0008 units per person
in 2025
World rank
1st
Yemen rank
4th
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita over time
- World
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.0008 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 15.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
World ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 4th of 1 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per capita, World or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.0008 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per capita between World and Yemen?
- 0.0007 units per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Yemen?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do World and Yemen rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- World ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 4th of 1 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.