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

0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Equatorial Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0 cases

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

Sri Lanka rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.17 cases	25.33 cases	20.17 cases	Sri Lanka
1990s	1.11 cases	4.11 cases	3 cases	Sri Lanka
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
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 Sri Lanka?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Sri Lanka 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.