What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nepal and Rwanda?

0 cases per million, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?

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.

Nepal vs Rwanda: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Nepal

0 cases per million

in 2023

Rwanda

0 cases per million

in 2023

Nepal rank

26th

Rwanda rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Nepal
Rwanda

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Rwanda, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nepal ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.12 cases per million	3.16 cases per million	1.04 cases per million	Rwanda
1990s	0.5595 cases per million	0.4816 cases per million	0.0778 cases per million	Nepal
2000s	0.1932 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.1932 cases per million	Nepal
2010s	0.0221 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0221 cases per million	Nepal
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, Nepal or Rwanda?: Nepal, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nepal and Rwanda?: 0 cases per million, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Nepal ranks 26th and Rwanda 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: 18 September 2026

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