Which has higher immunization, pol3, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?

Kenya, at 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Immunization, Pol3

Kenya

85.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

85.0%

in 2024

Kenya rank

128th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

128th

Immunization, Pol3 over time

Kenya
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 128th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	73.5%	61.3%	12.2%	Kenya
1990s	86.1%	74.5%	11.6%	Kenya
2000s	78.6%	95.2%	16.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	87.5%	95.9%	8.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	91.0%	89.2%	1.8%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?: Kenya, at 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for immunization, pol3?: Kenya ranks 128th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th 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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About this data

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: 03 September 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.