Germany vs Switzerland: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Germany
97.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
97.0%
in 2024
Germany rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
52nd
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.2% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Germany ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 52nd 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.