Afghanistan vs Syria: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0043 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0041 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Syria rank
46th
Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0043 units per square kilometre against 0.0041 units per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Syria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 46th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 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 Syria?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0043 units per square kilometre against 0.0041 units per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 46th 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.