What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?

0 cases, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Saudi Arabia: Reported cases of paralytic polio

Sao Tome and Principe

0 cases

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

0 cases

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

26th

Saudi Arabia rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 cases.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3 cases	78.4 cases	75.4 cases	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0 cases	2.1 cases	2.1 cases	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0 cases	0.2 cases	0.2 cases	Saudi Arabia
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?: 0 cases, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia 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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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.