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

0 cases per million, with Congo ahead.

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

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.

Congo vs Ethiopia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Congo

0 cases per million

in 2023

Ethiopia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Congo rank

26th

Ethiopia rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.29 cases per million	4.26 cases per million	7.03 cases per million	Congo
1990s	0.3315 cases per million	2.05 cases per million	1.72 cases per million	Ethiopia
2000s	1.5 cases per million	0.2887 cases per million	1.21 cases per million	Congo
2010s	9.96 cases per million	0.0281 cases per million	9.93 cases per million	Congo
2020s	0.2152 cases per million	0.0996 cases per million	0.1156 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 Ethiopia?: Congo, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Congo and Ethiopia?: 0 cases per million, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Congo ranks 26th and Ethiopia 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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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.