What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Gambia and Pakistan?

0.0249 cases per million, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Pakistan?

43 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.

Gambia vs Pakistan: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Gambia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Pakistan

0.0249 cases per million

in 2023

Gambia rank

26th

Pakistan rank

24th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Gambia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0249 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Gambia, a difference of 0.0249 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.

Gambia ranks 26th and Pakistan ranks 24th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	47.53 cases per million	17.87 cases per million	29.66 cases per million	Gambia
1990s	0.6192 cases per million	6.38 cases per million	5.76 cases per million	Pakistan
2000s	0.4174 cases per million	0.5174 cases per million	0.1 cases per million	Pakistan
2010s	0 cases per million	0.5577 cases per million	0.5577 cases per million	Pakistan
2020s	0 cases per million	0.2781 cases per million	0.2781 cases per million	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Gambia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.0249 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Gambia and Pakistan?: 0.0249 cases per million, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Pakistan?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Pakistan rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Gambia ranks 26th and Pakistan ranks 24th 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: 28 August 2026

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