What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Ghana and Namibia?

0 cases per million, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Ghana vs Namibia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Ghana

0 cases per million

in 2023

Namibia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Ghana rank

26th

Namibia rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Ghana
Namibia

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Namibia, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.51 cases per million	0.7764 cases per million	6.73 cases per million	Ghana
1990s	2.15 cases per million	5.59 cases per million	3.44 cases per million	Namibia
2000s	0.5992 cases per million	0.9564 cases per million	0.3572 cases per million	Namibia
2010s	0.0571 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0571 cases per million	Ghana
2020s	0.1156 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.1156 cases per million	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Ghana or Namibia?: Ghana, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Ghana and Namibia?: 0 cases per million, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Ghana ranks 26th and Namibia 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.