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

0 cases per million, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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.

Iraq vs Namibia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Iraq

0 cases per million

in 2023

Namibia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Iraq rank

26th

Namibia rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Iraq
Namibia

How they compare

Iraq 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 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.5733 cases per million	0.7764 cases per million	0.203 cases per million	Namibia
1990s	3.63 cases per million	5.59 cases per million	1.96 cases per million	Namibia
2000s	0.0162 cases per million	0.9564 cases per million	0.9402 cases per million	Namibia
2010s	0.0054 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0054 cases per million	Iraq
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, Iraq or Namibia?: Iraq, 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 Iraq and Namibia?: 0 cases per million, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Iraq 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.