Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?

Papua New Guinea, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Thailand as of 2023.

What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?

0 cases, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Reported cases of paralytic polio

Papua New Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Thailand

0 cases

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

26th

Thailand rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

Papua New Guinea
Thailand

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Thailand, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.6 cases	127.2 cases	111.6 cases	Thailand
1990s	1.1 cases	10.3 cases	9.2 cases	Thailand
2000s	0 cases	2 cases	2 cases	Thailand
2010s	2.6 cases	0 cases	2.6 cases	Papua New 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, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?: Papua New Guinea, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?: 0 cases, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?: Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Thailand 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.