What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Reported cases of paralytic polio

Dominican Republic

0 cases

in 2023

Nicaragua

0 cases

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

26th

Nicaragua rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

Dominican Republic
Nicaragua

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	30.3 cases	6.7 cases	23.6 cases	Dominican Republic
1990s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2000s	1.3 cases	0 cases	1.3 cases	Dominican Republic
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, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?: Dominican Republic, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?: Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Nicaragua 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Reported cases of paralytic 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.