What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Central African Republic and Somalia?

6 cases, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1983 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.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Central African Republic

14 cases

in 2023

Somalia

8 cases

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

7th

Somalia rank

8th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 14 cases against 8 cases in Somalia, a difference of 6 cases.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.8 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	79 cases	51.14 cases	27.86 cases	Central African Republic
1990s	11.33 cases	10.67 cases	0.6667 cases	Central African Republic
2000s	5.1 cases	34.1 cases	29 cases	Somalia
2010s	2.5 cases	22.7 cases	20.2 cases	Somalia
2020s	6 cases	7 cases	1 cases	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 14 cases against 8 cases in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 6 cases, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Central African Republic ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 8th 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.