What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Bhutan and Botswana?

0 cases per million, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Botswana: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Bhutan

0 cases per million

in 2023

Botswana

0 cases per million

in 2023

Bhutan rank

26th

Botswana rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Bhutan
Botswana

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Botswana, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 26th and Botswana ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.61 cases per million	1.83 cases per million	10.79 cases per million	Bhutan
1990s	0.3989 cases per million	0.2058 cases per million	0.193 cases per million	Bhutan
2000s	0 cases per million	0.0538 cases per million	0.0538 cases per million	Botswana
2010s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2020s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Bhutan or Botswana?: Bhutan, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Bhutan and Botswana?: 0 cases per million, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Botswana rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Bhutan ranks 26th and Botswana ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Unit: cases per million
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing 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: 18 September 2026

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.