Nigeria vs Sudan: Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases
Nigeria
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
Sudan rank
4th
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 152,851 | 176.3 | 152,675 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 104,262 | 39,956 | 64,306 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1,924 | 17,899 | 15,975 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 4th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.