Bangladesh vs Somalia: Cholera reported cases
Bangladesh
24,758 reported cases
in 2024
Somalia
21,945 reported cases
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Somalia rank
9th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Bangladesh
- Somalia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24,758 reported cases against 21,945 reported cases in Somalia, a difference of 2,813 reported cases.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 9th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,880 reported cases | 66 reported cases | 4,814 reported cases | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1,624 reported cases | 12,808 reported cases | 11,185 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1,021 reported cases | 7,496 reported cases | 6,475 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2010s | 534.5 reported cases | 4,930 reported cases | 4,396 reported cases | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10,001 reported cases | 13,332 reported cases | 3,330 reported cases | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Bangladesh or Somalia?
- Bangladesh, at 24,758 reported cases against 21,945 reported cases in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Bangladesh and Somalia?
- 2,813 reported cases, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Somalia rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 9th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cholera reported cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of cholera cases which have been reported to the WHO by local authorities. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of cholera cases.