El Salvador vs South Africa: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre

El Salvador
0.2606 cases per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.2226 cases per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
South Africa rank
33rd

Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.2606 cases per square kilometre against 0.2226 cases per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.038 cases per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1351 cases per square kilometre 0.4529 cases per square kilometre 0.3178 cases per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.1665 cases per square kilometre 0.4382 cases per square kilometre 0.2717 cases per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.1641 cases per square kilometre 0.2508 cases per square kilometre 0.0867 cases per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 0.2606 cases per square kilometre against 0.2226 cases per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.038 cases per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre
Unit
cases per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 4,932 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Tuberculosis 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.