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

0 cases, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Reported cases of paralytic polio

Sao Tome and Principe

0 cases

in 2023

Sweden

0 cases

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

26th

Sweden rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Sweden

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3 cases	0 cases	3 cases	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0 cases	0.1 cases	0.1 cases	Sweden
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
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 Sweden?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?: 0 cases, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th and Sweden 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.