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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt 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.

Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Egypt

0 cases

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Egypt rank

26th

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Egypt
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Egypt ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	558.83 cases	5.17 cases	553.67 cases	Egypt
1990s	248.67 cases	1.11 cases	247.56 cases	Egypt
2000s	1.8 cases	0 cases	1.8 cases	Egypt
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, Egypt or Equatorial Guinea?: Egypt, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?: 0 cases, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Egypt 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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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.