Which has higher immunization, pol3, Democratic Republic of Congo or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 67.0% against 65.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.

What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

2.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)

Democratic Republic of Congo

65.0%

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea

67.0%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

175th

Equatorial Guinea rank

172nd

Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 67.0% against 65.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.0%	8.4%	29.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	23.6%	73.9%	50.3%	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	51.5%	50.0%	1.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	69.7%	56.4%	13.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	65.8%	68.6%	2.8%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, Democratic Republic of Congo or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 67.0% against 65.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 2.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for immunization, pol3?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Unit: % of one-year-old children
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 9,949 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.