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

0 cases per million, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Saudi Arabia

0 cases per million

in 2023

Syria

0 cases per million

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

26th

Syria rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Saudi Arabia
Syria

How they compare

Saudi Arabia 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 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Syria ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.11 cases per million	11.03 cases per million	3.92 cases per million	Syria
1990s	0.1188 cases per million	0.5083 cases per million	0.3896 cases per million	Syria
2000s	0.0085 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0085 cases per million	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0 cases per million	0.5576 cases per million	0.5576 cases per million	Syria
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, Saudi Arabia or Syria?: Saudi Arabia, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Saudi Arabia and Syria?: 0 cases per million, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Syria?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Syria rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Saudi Arabia 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.