Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Ethiopia
1.17 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Nigeria
2.25 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.25 million one-year-olds against 1.17 million one-year-olds in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.08 million one-year-olds.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.47 million one-year-olds | 2.47 million one-year-olds | 995,800 one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.38 million one-year-olds | 2.67 million one-year-olds | 1.29 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.68 million one-year-olds | 3.28 million one-year-olds | 1.60 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.23 million one-year-olds | 3.26 million one-year-olds | 2.03 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.34 million one-year-olds | 2.53 million one-year-olds | 1.19 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.25 million one-year-olds against 1.17 million one-year-olds in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 1.08 million one-year-olds, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.