What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Congo and Eritrea?

0 cases per million, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Congo vs Eritrea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Congo

0 cases per million

in 2023

Eritrea

0 cases per million

in 2023

Congo rank

26th

Eritrea rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Congo
Eritrea

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Eritrea, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Congo ranks 26th and Eritrea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5525 cases per million	6.13 cases per million	5.57 cases per million	Eritrea
2000s	1.5 cases per million	0.3696 cases per million	1.13 cases per million	Congo
2010s	9.96 cases per million	0 cases per million	9.96 cases per million	Congo
2020s	0.2152 cases per million	0.1369 cases per million	0.0783 cases per million	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Congo or Eritrea?: Congo, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Congo and Eritrea?: 0 cases per million, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Congo ranks 26th and Eritrea 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.