Iraq vs Nigeria: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0284 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0221 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
9th
Nigeria rank
12th
Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Nigeria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0284 units per square kilometre against 0.0221 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0063 units per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 9th 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 | Iraq | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1377 units per square kilometre | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | 0.059 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0104 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, Iraq or Nigeria?
- Iraq, at 0.0284 units per square kilometre against 0.0221 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Iraq and Nigeria?
- 0.0063 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 9th 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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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.