What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Peru?

0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Peru?

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.

North Korea vs Peru: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

North Korea

0 cases per million

in 2023

Peru

0 cases per million

in 2023

North Korea rank

26th

Peru rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

North Korea
Peru

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Peru, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.

North Korea ranks 26th and Peru ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2305 cases per million	6.5 cases per million	6.27 cases per million	Peru
1990s	0.0642 cases per million	0.02 cases per million	0.0442 cases per million	North Korea
2000s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2010s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
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, North Korea or Peru?: North Korea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Peru?: 0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Peru?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Peru rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: North Korea ranks 26th and Peru 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.