Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.15197419982023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0402 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0202 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0179 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd 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.