What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?

0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?

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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Cape Verde

0 cases

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

26th

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Cape Verde
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 26th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.33 cases	5.17 cases	1.83 cases	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0 cases	1.11 cases	1.11 cases	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	5.6 cases	0 cases	5.6 cases	Cape Verde
2010s	0 cases	0.5 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?: Cape Verde, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?: 0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Cape Verde ranks 26th and Equatorial 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 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.