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

Gambia
0.0038 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0041 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
48th
Syria rank
46th

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

  • Gambia
  • Syria
00.10.20.30.4197419982023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0041 units per square kilometre against 0.0038 units per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 48th and Syria ranks 46th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1739 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.1654 units per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 0.15 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.1432 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.0521 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0422 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0014 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, Gambia or Syria?
Syria, at 0.0041 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 Gambia and Syria?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Syria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Syria rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 48th 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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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.