What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Lesotho and Romania?

0 cases per million, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Romania?

44 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.

Lesotho vs Romania: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Lesotho

0 cases per million

in 2023

Romania

0 cases per million

in 2023

Lesotho rank

26th

Romania rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Lesotho
Romania

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Romania, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 26th and Romania ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.46 cases per million	1.47 cases per million	9.99 cases per million	Lesotho
1990s	0.1511 cases per million	0.3206 cases per million	0.1695 cases per million	Romania
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, Lesotho or Romania?: Lesotho, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Lesotho and Romania?: 0 cases per million, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Romania?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Romania rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Lesotho ranks 26th and Romania 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: 18 September 2026

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