Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Indonesia or Somalia?

Somalia, at 8 cases against 6 cases in Indonesia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Somalia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1983 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.

Indonesia vs Somalia: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Indonesia

6 cases

in 2023

Somalia

8 cases

in 2023

Indonesia rank

11th

Somalia rank

8th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Indonesia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8 cases against 6 cases in Indonesia, a difference of 2 cases.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Somalia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	404.71 cases	51.14 cases	353.57 cases	Indonesia
1990s	127 cases	10.67 cases	116.33 cases	Indonesia
2000s	38.6 cases	34.1 cases	4.5 cases	Indonesia
2010s	0.1 cases	22.7 cases	22.6 cases	Somalia
2020s	1.75 cases	7 cases	5.25 cases	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Indonesia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 8 cases against 6 cases in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Indonesia and Somalia?: 2 cases, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Somalia rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Indonesia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th 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.