What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?

0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

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.

Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Cape Verde

0 cases

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

0 cases

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

26th

Guinea-Bissau rank

26th

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	67.9 cases	189 cases	121.1 cases	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0 cases	2.33 cases	2.33 cases	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	39.2 cases	0 cases	39.2 cases	Cape Verde
2010s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2020s	0 cases	1.5 cases	1.5 cases	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?: Cape Verde, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?: 0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?: Cape Verde ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Unit: cases
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total estimated number of polio cases.