What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?

0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Cape Verde

0 cases

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

0 cases

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

26th

Guinea-Bissau rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.7 cases	27 cases	17.3 cases	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0 cases	0.3333 cases	0.3333 cases	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	5.6 cases	0 cases	5.6 cases	Cape Verde
2010s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2020s	0 cases	0.75 cases	0.75 cases	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?: Cape Verde, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?: 0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Cape Verde ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau 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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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.