What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Jamaica and Nicaragua?

0 cases per million, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?

21 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.

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.

Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Jamaica

0 cases per million

in 2000

Nicaragua

0 cases per million

in 2023

Jamaica rank

26th

Nicaragua rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Jamaica
Nicaragua

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Jamaica ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.73 cases per million	1.99 cases per million	0.7382 cases per million	Jamaica
1990s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2000s	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, Jamaica or Nicaragua?: Jamaica, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Nicaragua as of 2000.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 0 cases per million, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Jamaica ranks 26th and Nicaragua 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: 28 August 2026

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