Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Equatorial Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
South Africa
0 cases per million
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
South Africa rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in South Africa, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.63 cases per million | 1.86 cases per million | 11.77 cases per million | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.23 cases per million | 0.0235 cases per million | 2.21 cases per million | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 2010s | 0.386 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.386 cases per million | Equatorial Guinea |
| 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, Equatorial Guinea or South Africa?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 0 cases per million, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and South Africa 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
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.