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
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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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.