Pakistan vs Somalia: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Pakistan
6.66 cases
in 2023
Somalia
8.88 cases
in 2023
Pakistan rank
11th
Somalia rank
8th

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

  • Pakistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Pakistan, a difference of 2.22 cases.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 7,258 cases 358 cases 6,900 cases Pakistan
1990s 4,774 cases 74.67 cases 4,699 cases Pakistan
2000s 213.78 cases 95.28 cases 118.5 cases Pakistan
2010s 127.76 cases 25.2 cases 102.56 cases Pakistan
2020s 70.48 cases 7.77 cases 62.72 cases Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Pakistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Pakistan and Somalia?
2.22 cases, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Somalia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Somalia rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
Pakistan 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

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.