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

0 cases per million, with Botswana ahead.

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

44 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.

Botswana vs Lesotho: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Botswana

0 cases per million

in 2023

Lesotho

0 cases per million

in 2023

Botswana rank

26th

Lesotho rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.83 cases per million	11.46 cases per million	9.63 cases per million	Lesotho
1990s	0.1853 cases per million	0.1511 cases per million	0.0342 cases per million	Botswana
2000s	0.0538 cases per million	0 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, Botswana or Lesotho?: Botswana, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Botswana and Lesotho?: 0 cases per million, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Botswana ranks 26th and Lesotho 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.