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

0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Republic of Korea?

42 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.

Cape Verde vs Republic of Korea: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Cape Verde

0 cases

in 2023

Republic of Korea

0 cases

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

26th

Republic of Korea rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Cape Verde
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 26th and Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.7 cases	2.3 cases	7.4 cases	Cape Verde
1990s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2000s	5.6 cases	0 cases	5.6 cases	Cape Verde
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, Cape Verde or Republic of Korea?: Cape Verde, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Cape Verde and Republic of Korea?: 0 cases, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Republic of Korea?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Republic of Korea rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Cape Verde ranks 26th and Republic of Korea 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.