What is the difference in reported cases of measles, per capita between Nigeria and Turkey?

0 Cases per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?

48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reported cases of measles, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Turkey: Reported cases of measles, per capita

Nigeria

0.0001 Cases per person

in 2024

Turkey

0.0001 Cases per person

in 2023

Nigeria rank

34th

Turkey rank

35th

Reported cases of measles, per capita over time

Nigeria
Turkey

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0001 Cases per person against 0.0001 Cases per person in Turkey, a difference of 0 Cases per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 35th of 205 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0026 Cases per person	0.0004 Cases per person	0.0022 Cases per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0015 Cases per person	0.0003 Cases per person	0.0012 Cases per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0008 Cases per person	0.0004 Cases per person	0.0004 Cases per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0005 Cases per person	0.0001 Cases per person	0.0004 Cases per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.0001 Cases per person	0 Cases per person	0.0001 Cases per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.0001 Cases per person	0 Cases per person	0.0001 Cases per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of measles, per capita, Nigeria or Turkey?: Nigeria, at 0.0001 Cases per person against 0.0001 Cases per person in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in reported cases of measles, per capita between Nigeria and Turkey?: 0 Cases per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for reported cases of measles, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 35th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reported cases of measles, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported cases of measles, per capita
Unit: Cases per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 205 places, 9,007 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Reported cases of measles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.