Portugal vs South Asia: Immunization, Pol3

Portugal
99.0%
in 2024
South Asia
93.6%
in 2024
Portugal rank
1st
South Asia rank
1st

Immunization, Pol3 over time

  • Portugal
  • South Asia
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 93.6% in South Asia, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 45.0% 17.8% 27.2% Portugal
1990s 94.1% 64.2% 29.9% Portugal
2000s 95.8% 66.8% 29.0% Portugal
2010s 98.0% 85.8% 12.2% Portugal
2020s 99.0% 90.4% 8.6% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, Portugal or South Asia?
Portugal, at 99.0% against 93.6% in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Portugal and South Asia?
5.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Portugal and South Asia rank globally for immunization, pol3?
Portugal ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs South Asia: Immunization, Pol3. Statizoid, drawing on WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/immunization-pol3-percent-of-one-year-old-children/portugal/south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/immunization-pol3-percent-of-one-year-old-children/portugal/south-asia/">Portugal vs South Asia: Immunization, Pol3</a> — Statizoid

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

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.