Guinea vs Nigeria: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Guinea
52.17 cases
in 2023
Nigeria
96.57 cases
in 2023
Guinea rank
4th
Nigeria rank
2nd

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 96.57 cases against 52.17 cases in Guinea, a difference of 44.4 cases.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Guinea ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 399 cases 4,547 cases 4,148 cases Nigeria
1990s 394.8 cases 5,820 cases 5,425 cases Nigeria
2000s 5.55 cases 1,021 cases 1,015 cases Nigeria
2010s 1.84 cases 47.06 cases 45.22 cases Nigeria
2020s 38.04 cases 249.18 cases 211.14 cases Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Guinea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 96.57 cases against 52.17 cases in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Guinea and Nigeria?
44.4 cases, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
Guinea ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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

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

Total estimated number of polio cases.