What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Namibia and Russia?

0 cases per million, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Russia?

33 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.

Namibia vs Russia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Namibia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Russia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Namibia rank

26th

Russia rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Namibia
Russia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Russia, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Russia ahead.

Namibia ranks 26th and Russia ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.21 cases per million	0.1458 cases per million	6.06 cases per million	Namibia
2000s	0.9564 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.9564 cases per million	Namibia
2010s	0 cases per million	0.0098 cases per million	0.0098 cases per million	Russia
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, Namibia or Russia?: Namibia, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Namibia and Russia?: 0 cases per million, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Russia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Russia rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Namibia ranks 26th and Russia 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.