Somalia vs Yemen: Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people

Somalia
0.4409
in 2023
Yemen
0.2322
in 2023
Somalia rank
7th
Yemen rank
10th

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people over time

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.4409 against 0.2322 in Yemen, a difference of 0.2087.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.9 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 7.49 42.22 34.74 Yemen
1990s 1.29 0.7629 0.532 Somalia
2000s 3.43 2.25 1.19 Somalia
2010s 1.75 0.0498 1.7 Somalia
2020s 0.4076 1.93 1.52 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people, Somalia or Yemen?
Somalia, at 0.4409 against 0.2322 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people between Somalia and Yemen?
0.2087, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people?
Somalia ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed