What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Russian Federation and Syrian Arab Republic?

0 cases, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Syrian Arab Republic?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Russian Federation vs Syrian Arab Republic: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Russian Federation

0 cases

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

0 cases

in 2023

Russian Federation rank

26th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Russian Federation
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 26th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.67 cases	5.89 cases	15.78 cases	Russian Federation
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	1.4 cases	11 cases	9.6 cases	Syrian Arab Republic
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, Russian Federation or Syrian Arab Republic?: Russian Federation, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Russian Federation and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0 cases, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Syrian Arab Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Russian Federation ranks 26th and Syrian Arab Republic 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: 28 August 2026

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