Afghanistan vs Somalia: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Afghanistan
6.66 cases
in 2023
Somalia
8.88 cases
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Somalia rank
8th
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.22 cases.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,357 cases | 358 cases | 6,999 cases | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 532 cases | 74.67 cases | 457.33 cases | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 102.63 cases | 95.28 cases | 7.34 cases | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 33.19 cases | 25.2 cases | 7.99 cases | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 115.72 cases | 7.77 cases | 107.95 cases | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 2.22 cases, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total estimated number of polio cases.