Mauritania vs Mozambique: Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people

Mauritania
0.2056
in 2023
Mozambique
0.1475
in 2023
Mauritania rank
13th
Mozambique rank
14th

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
0255075100198020012023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2056 against 0.1475 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0581.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mozambique Difference Ahead
1980s 39.48 2.13 37.36 Mauritania
1990s 6.03 0.124 5.9 Mauritania
2000s 0.4275 0.0113 0.4162 Mauritania
2010s 0.1462 0.0118 0.1344 Mauritania
2020s 0.0514 0.3103 0.2589 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people, Mauritania or Mozambique?
Mauritania, at 0.2056 against 0.1475 in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people between Mauritania and Mozambique?
0.0581, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people?
Mauritania ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people. 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 1 million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed