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

0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1991 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 Ukraine: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

North Korea

0 cases per million

in 2023

Ukraine

0 cases per million

in 2023

North Korea rank

26th

Ukraine rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

North Korea
Ukraine

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ukraine ahead.

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

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0723 cases per million	0.0751 cases per million	0.0029 cases per million	Ukraine
2000s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2010s	0 cases per million	0.0044 cases per million	0.0044 cases per million	Ukraine
2020s	0 cases per million	0.0115 cases per million	0.0115 cases per million	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, North Korea or Ukraine?: North Korea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Ukraine?: 0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Ukraine rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: North Korea ranks 26th and Ukraine 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

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.