Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Equatorial Guinea
0 cases
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0 cases
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 5.17 cases 16.5 cases 11.33 cases Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.11 cases 1.22 cases 0.1111 cases Papua New Guinea
2000s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases
2010s 0.5 cases 2.6 cases 2.1 cases Papua New 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 Papua New Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Papua New 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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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

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.