What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nauru and Syria?

0 cases per million, with Nauru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Syria?

19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.

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.

Nauru vs Syria: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Nauru

0 cases per million

in 2000

Syria

0 cases per million

in 2023

Nauru rank

26th

Syria rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Nauru
Syria

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Syria, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.

Nauru ranks 26th and Syria ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.99 cases per million	11.99 cases per million	1 cases per million	Nauru
1990s	0 cases per million	0.5648 cases per million	0.5648 cases per million	Syria
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 Syria?: Nauru, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Syria as of 2000.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nauru and Syria?: 0 cases per million, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Syria?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.
How do Nauru and Syria rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Nauru ranks 26th and Syria 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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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.