Afghanistan vs Somalia: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0043 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Somalia rank
40th
Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.005 units per square kilometre against 0.0043 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0007 units per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0674 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0673 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.005 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 Somalia?
- 0.0007 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 40th 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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About this data
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.