India vs Nigeria: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

India
0.0219 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0221 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th

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

  • India
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.3197419982023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0221 units per square kilometre against 0.0219 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.

India ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 204 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0453 units per square kilometre 0.1926 units per square kilometre 0.1472 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0565 units per square kilometre 0.1335 units per square kilometre 0.077 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0182 units per square kilometre 0.0976 units per square kilometre 0.0794 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.0791 units per square kilometre 0.0631 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, India or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0221 units per square kilometre against 0.0219 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between India and Nigeria?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
India ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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.