Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.0131 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.0167 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Tonga rank
18th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tonga
0123197419982023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.0167 units per square kilometre against 0.0131 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0036 units per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Tonga ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0805 units per square kilometre 0.728 units per square kilometre 0.6475 units per square kilometre Tonga
1980s 0.1092 units per square kilometre 0.4518 units per square kilometre 0.3426 units per square kilometre Tonga
1990s 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.1877 units per square kilometre 0.169 units per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 0.0274 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0268 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.1144 units per square kilometre 0.1095 units per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 0.0131 units per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.0167 units per square kilometre against 0.0131 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
0.0036 units per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 18th 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.