What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Dominican Republic and Ghana?

0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?

44 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.

Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Dominican Republic

0 cases

in 2023

Ghana

0 cases

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

26th

Ghana rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Dominican Republic
Ghana

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Ghana, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Ghana ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	30.3 cases	119.2 cases	88.9 cases	Ghana
1990s	0 cases	36.8 cases	36.8 cases	Ghana
2000s	1.3 cases	12 cases	10.7 cases	Ghana
2010s	0 cases	1.8 cases	1.8 cases	Ghana
2020s	0 cases	3.75 cases	3.75 cases	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Dominican Republic or Ghana?: Dominican Republic, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Dominican Republic and Ghana?: 0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Ghana 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.