Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre by country
Reported cases of measles 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.
Countries reporting
205
Highest
0.2123 Cases per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0 Cases per square kilometre
Samoa
Median
0.0001 Cases per square kilometre
Years covered
50
1974–2023
Data points
8,611
What the numbers show
Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 0.2123 Cases per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0 Cases per square kilometre in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.0063 Cases per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 704,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 0.2123 Cases per square kilometre | 2019 | up 828.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 0.1598 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7,953.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1374 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 0.0942 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12,338.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 0.0656 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Liberia | 0.0478 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0367 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 704,500.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Lebanon | 0.0338 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 0.0284 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,743.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Comoros | 0.0274 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 0.023 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.0221 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 13 | India | 0.0219 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 686.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 0.0213 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 357.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Armenia | 0.0196 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,493.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Djibouti | 0.0192 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,492.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 0.0168 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Tonga | 0.0167 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 0.016 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 0.0143 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0.0131 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 0.0129 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 703.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Togo | 0.0126 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan | 0.0126 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,415.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Qatar | 0.0111 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 0.01 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 615.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 0.0097 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0096 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.0095 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Chad | 0.0094 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,148.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 0.0089 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,200.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 0.0076 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16,051.4% | volatile |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0068 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 0.0067 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Turkey | 0.0066 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 0.0062 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 544.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 0.0061 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 926.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 0.0056 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20,600.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 0.0051 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | up 15,130.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Somalia | 0.005 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Gabon | 0.0045 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 856.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 0.0044 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 535.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 0.0043 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 549.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0043 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,735.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 0.0042 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 0.0041 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 0.0038 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Gambia | 0.0038 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Bahrain | 0.0037 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Tanzania | 0.0033 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,460.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Senegal | 0.0029 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,217.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 0.0028 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 0.0027 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 0.0025 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 0.0023 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.0022 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.0022 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.0021 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29,547.8% | volatile |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 0.002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Uganda | 0.002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Malawi | 0.0018 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17,200.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | 0.0015 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 362.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 0.0015 Cases per square kilometre | 2019 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0014 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 0.0013 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Switzerland | 0.0013 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kiribati | 0.0012 Cases per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Congo | 0.0011 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 0.0011 Cases per square kilometre | 2018 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 0.001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 0.001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,105.8% | volatile |
| 72 | South Africa | 0.0009 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,032.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Mozambique | 0.0008 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8,100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Russia | 0.0008 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 459.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Sudan | 0.0007 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Madagascar | 0.0006 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,816.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 0.0006 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,100.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 0.0006 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 0.0006 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Palestine | 0.0005 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 0.0005 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | East Timor | 0.0005 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Eritrea | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritania | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 446.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Mali | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Egypt | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Bhutan | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Germany | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Denmark | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 94 | France | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Brunei | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Italy | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Vietnam | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Poland | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Ukraine | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Botswana | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6,200.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Estonia | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Moldova | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 712.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | South Korea | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 112 | China | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Tunisia | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Cambodia | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Ireland | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Croatia | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Spain | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Myanmar | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Japan | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Latvia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | United States | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Czechia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Hungary | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Laos | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Norway | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Australia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Finland | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Canada | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Chile | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Aruba | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Andorra | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Argentina | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | American Samoa | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahamas | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bermuda | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bolivia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Brazil | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Cuba | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Cayman Islands | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Dominica | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Ecuador | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Grenada | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Guatemala | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Guam | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Honduras | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Israel | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Macao | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Monaco | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Mexico | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Malta | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Mongolia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | New Caledonia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Nauru | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 137 | New Zealand | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Panama | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Peru | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Palau | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | North Korea | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Portugal | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | San Marino | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Suriname | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Uruguay | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Venezuela | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Samoa | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Reported cases of measles 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.
Reported cases of measles ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reported cases of measles World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reported cases of measles 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.