Which has higher immunization, pol3, South Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 75.0% against 74.0% in South Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?

1.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 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.

South Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Immunization, Pol3

South Africa

74.0%

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

75.0%

in 2024

South Africa rank

156th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

153rd

Immunization, Pol3 over time

South Africa
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 75.0% against 74.0% in South Africa, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 156th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 153rd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	74.4%	50.9%	23.6%	South Africa
1990s	75.1%	88.7%	13.6%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	74.0%	83.9%	9.9%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	79.7%	63.6%	16.1%	South Africa
2020s	81.6%	64.8%	16.8%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, South Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 75.0% against 74.0% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?: 1.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for immunization, pol3?: South Africa ranks 156th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 153rd 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: 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.