What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?

0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?

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

Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Reported cases of paralytic polio

Equatorial Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

South Africa

0 cases

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

South Africa rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

Equatorial Guinea
South Africa

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in South Africa, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was South Africa ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.17 cases	66.17 cases	61 cases	South Africa
1990s	1.11 cases	1 cases	0.1111 cases	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	0.5 cases	0 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, Equatorial Guinea or South Africa?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0 cases against 0 cases in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?: 0 cases, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and South Africa 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.