Greece vs Japan: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Greece
98.0%
in 2024
Japan
98.0%
in 2024
Greece rank
33rd
Japan rank
33rd
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Greece currently reports 98.0% against 98.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Japan ahead.
Greece ranks 33rd and Japan ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 0.8% | Greece |
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, Greece or Japan?
- Greece, at 98.0% against 98.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine between Greece and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Greece ranks 33rd and Japan ranks 33rd 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.