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

Japan
0 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd

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

  • Japan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

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

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0647 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0503 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0371 units per square kilometre 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0277 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 126th 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.