What is the difference in tuberculosis cases, per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?

0.0001 cases per person, with Nigeria ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kenya vs Nigeria: Tuberculosis cases, per capita

Kenya

0.0021 cases per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0022 cases per person

in 2024

Kenya rank

32nd

Nigeria rank

30th

Tuberculosis cases, per capita over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0022 cases per person against 0.0021 cases per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 cases per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 208 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0058 cases per person	0.0022 cases per person	0.0036 cases per person	Kenya
2010s	0.004 cases per person	0.0022 cases per person	0.0018 cases per person	Kenya
2020s	0.0023 cases per person	0.0022 cases per person	0.0001 cases per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis cases, per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0022 cases per person against 0.0021 cases per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis cases, per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.0001 cases per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for tuberculosis cases, per capita?: Kenya ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis cases, per capita
Unit: cases per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 208 places, 5,157 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

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