Nauru vs Papua New Guinea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Nauru
0 cases per million
in 2000
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Nauru rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nauru ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.99 cases per million | 4.77 cases per million | 8.22 cases per million | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0 cases per million | 0.3087 cases per million | 0.3087 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 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, Nauru or Papua New Guinea?
- Nauru, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea as of 2000.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nauru and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 cases per million, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Papua New Guinea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.
- How do Nauru and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Nauru ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea 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.