Benin vs Gambia: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Benin
0.0042 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
0.0038 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
45th
Gambia rank
48th

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

  • Benin
  • Gambia
00.10.20.30.4197419982023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0042 units per square kilometre against 0.0038 units per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 45th and Gambia ranks 48th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1315 units per square kilometre 0.1739 units per square kilometre 0.0423 units per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 0.1112 units per square kilometre 0.15 units per square kilometre 0.0388 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.0521 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.0136 units per square kilometre 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Benin or Gambia?
Benin, at 0.0042 units per square kilometre against 0.0038 units per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Benin and Gambia?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 45th and Gambia ranks 48th 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.