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
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.