Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0 cases per million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.56 cases per million | 7.11 cases per million | 2.55 cases per million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.2778 cases per million | 0.1188 cases per million | 0.159 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 cases per million | 0.0085 cases per million | 0.0085 cases per million | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.2787 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.2787 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 cases per million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia 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.