What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Russian Federation and Spain?

0 cases, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Spain?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Russian Federation vs Spain: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Russian Federation

0 cases

in 2023

Spain

0 cases

in 2023

Russian Federation rank

26th

Spain rank

26th

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

Russian Federation
Spain

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Spain, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 26th and Spain ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	151.67 cases	151.67 cases	Russian Federation
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	2.8 cases	2.8 cases	Russian Federation
2020s	0 cases	0 cases	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Russian Federation or Spain?: Russian Federation, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Russian Federation and Spain?: 0 cases, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Spain?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Spain rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?: Russian Federation ranks 26th and Spain 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.