Kenya vs Malawi: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.0015 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.0018 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
62nd
Malawi rank
61st

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
0123197419982023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0018 units per square kilometre against 0.0015 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0842 units per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre 2.15 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.2438 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.927 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0309 units per square kilometre 0.0844 units per square kilometre 0.0535 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.14 units per square kilometre 0.1391 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0018 units per square kilometre against 0.0015 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st 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.