Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Belgium or Equatorial Guinea?

Belgium, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Equatorial Guinea?

39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Reported versus estimated cases of polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Equatorial Guinea: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Belgium

0 cases

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Belgium rank

26th

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Belgium
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Belgium ranks 26th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.3333 cases	5.17 cases	4.83 cases	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0 cases	1.11 cases	1.11 cases	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	0 cases	0.5 cases	0.5 cases	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Belgium or Equatorial Guinea?: Belgium, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Belgium and Equatorial Guinea?: 0 cases, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Equatorial Guinea?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Belgium ranks 26th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Reported versus estimated cases of polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Reported versus estimated cases of polio
Unit: cases
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed 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.