What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Bangladesh and Lesotho?

0 cases, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Lesotho: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Bangladesh

0 cases

in 2023

Lesotho

0 cases

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

26th

Lesotho rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Bangladesh
Lesotho

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Lesotho, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	207.6 cases	17.5 cases	190.1 cases	Bangladesh
1990s	240.3 cases	0.3 cases	240 cases	Bangladesh
2000s	21.6 cases	0 cases	21.6 cases	Bangladesh
2010s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2020s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio by world region, Bangladesh or Lesotho?: Bangladesh, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Bangladesh and Lesotho?: 0 cases, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Bangladesh ranks 26th and Lesotho 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region
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.