North Korea vs Singapore: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
North Korea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Singapore
0 cases per million
in 2023
North Korea rank
26th
Singapore rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- North Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Singapore, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
North Korea ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2561 cases per million | 0.2619 cases per million | 0.0058 cases per million | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0642 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.0642 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 Singapore?
- North Korea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Singapore?
- 0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Singapore?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Singapore rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- North Korea ranks 26th and Singapore 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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About this data
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.