Singapore vs World: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Singapore
0.2123 units per square kilometre
in 2019
World
0.0052 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
1st

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

  • Singapore
  • World
01234197419982023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.2123 units per square kilometre against 0.0052 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.2071 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 41.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1980s 1.1 units per square kilometre 0.026 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 0.4811 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.4725 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 0.1471 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.1429 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 0.1286 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.1257 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 0.2123 units per square kilometre against 0.0052 units per square kilometre in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Singapore and World?
0.2071 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.