Lesotho vs Zambia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Lesotho
87.0%
in 2024
Zambia
87.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
127th
Zambia rank
127th
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 87.0% against 87.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.5% | 54.5% | 11.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 81.2% | 9.6% | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Lesotho, at 87.0% against 87.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Lesotho ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 127th 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.