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

16 cases, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Somalia: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Madagascar

24 cases

in 2023

Somalia

8 cases

in 2023

Madagascar rank

5th

Somalia rank

8th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Madagascar
Somalia

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 24 cases against 8 cases in Somalia, a difference of 16 cases.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.0 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	36.57 cases	51.14 cases	14.57 cases	Somalia
1990s	5.33 cases	10.67 cases	5.33 cases	Somalia
2000s	0.8 cases	34.1 cases	33.3 cases	Somalia
2010s	1.1 cases	22.7 cases	21.6 cases	Somalia
2020s	14 cases	7 cases	7 cases	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio by world region, Madagascar or Somalia?: Madagascar, at 24 cases against 8 cases in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Madagascar and Somalia?: 16 cases, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Madagascar ranks 5th 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 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.