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
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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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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.