Rwanda vs Somalia: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Rwanda
0.0044 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
42nd
Somalia rank
40th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
01234197419982023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.005 units per square kilometre against 0.0044 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 40th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.9 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 3.9 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.6889 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.6882 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.1692 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.1633 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0347 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre 0.0277 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.005 units per square kilometre against 0.0044 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Somalia?
0.0006 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 40th 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.