Somalia vs Yemen: The number of reported paralytic polio cases

Somalia
8
in 2023
Yemen
8
in 2023
Somalia rank
8th
Yemen rank
8th

The number of reported paralytic polio cases over time

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
0200400600800198020012023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8 against 8 in Yemen, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 51.14 475.86 424.71 Yemen
1990s 10.67 13.67 3 Yemen
2000s 34.1 47.9 13.8 Yemen
2010s 22.7 1.3 21.4 Somalia
2020s 7 64.5 57.5 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the number of reported paralytic polio cases, Somalia or Yemen?
Somalia, at 8 against 8 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in the number of reported paralytic polio cases between Somalia and Yemen?
0, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for the number of reported paralytic polio cases?
Somalia ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as The number of reported paralytic polio cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
The number of reported paralytic polio cases
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed