What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?

0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Equatorial Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Gambia

0 cases

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

Gambia rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Equatorial Guinea
Gambia

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.17 cases	63.5 cases	58.33 cases	Gambia
1990s	1.11 cases	0.7778 cases	0.3333 cases	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0 cases	0.6 cases	0.6 cases	Gambia
2010s	0.5 cases	0 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, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?: 0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Gambia 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.