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

Sri Lanka
0.0131 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0143 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
20th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
00.10.20.3197419982023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0143 units per square kilometre against 0.0131 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0945 units per square kilometre 0.0194 units per square kilometre 0.0751 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1092 units per square kilometre 0.0644 units per square kilometre 0.0448 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.0311 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0274 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0261 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0044 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0143 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 Zimbabwe?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.