How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Yemen?

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.

Indonesia vs Yemen: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Indonesia

6.66 cases

in 2023

Yemen

8.88 cases

in 2023

Indonesia rank

11th

Yemen rank

8th

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

Indonesia
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Indonesia, a difference of 2.22 cases.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Indonesia ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2,922 cases	3,380 cases	458.5 cases	Yemen
1990s	606.67 cases	308 cases	298.67 cases	Indonesia
2000s	63.46 cases	95.71 cases	32.25 cases	Yemen
2010s	0.111 cases	1.44 cases	1.33 cases	Yemen
2020s	2.17 cases	71.59 cases	69.43 cases	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Indonesia or Yemen?: Yemen, at 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Indonesia and Yemen?: 2.22 cases, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Yemen?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Yemen rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?: Indonesia ranks 11th and Yemen 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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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.