Nigeria vs Yemen: Measles - number of reported cases
Nigeria
21,270
in 2025
Yemen
32,448
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
Yemen rank
3rd
Measles - number of reported cases over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 32,448 against 21,270 in Nigeria, a difference of 11,178.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 175,377 | 9,704 | 165,674 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 121,559 | 23,502 | 98,057 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 85,604 | 4,790 | 80,814 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 56,485 | 4,126 | 52,360 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 16,939 | 1,942 | 14,997 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 16,654 | 19,556 | 2,903 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 32,448 against 21,270 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 11,178, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for measles - number of reported cases?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Measles - number of reported cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.