Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0043 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0044 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
42nd

Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
01234197419982023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0044 units per square kilometre against 0.0043 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Rwanda ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0298 units per square kilometre 2.72 units per square kilometre 2.69 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.0242 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.2587 units per square kilometre 0.2557 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0318 units per square kilometre 0.0275 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0044 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0044 units per square kilometre against 0.0043 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Measles - 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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Indicator
Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,608 data points, 1974–2023
Last refreshed

Measles - 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.