What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?

0 cases per million, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?

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.

Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Nicaragua

0 cases per million

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0 cases per million

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

26th

Sri Lanka rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Nicaragua
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 cases per million.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.99 cases per million	5.27 cases per million	3.28 cases per million	Sri Lanka
1990s	0 cases per million	0.2103 cases per million	0.2103 cases per million	Sri Lanka
2000s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2010s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
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, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?: Nicaragua, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 0 cases per million, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Nicaragua ranks 26th and Sri Lanka 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.