Australia vs Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Australia
18,397 one-year-olds
in 2023
Namibia
19,143 one-year-olds
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Namibia rank
81st
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 19,143 one-year-olds against 18,397 one-year-olds in Australia, a difference of 746 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Namibia ahead.
Australia ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,382 one-year-olds | 35,567 one-year-olds | 19,185 one-year-olds | Namibia |
| 2020s | 16,699 one-year-olds | 17,948 one-year-olds | 1,249 one-year-olds | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine, Australia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 19,143 one-year-olds against 18,397 one-year-olds in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Australia and Namibia?
- 746 one-year-olds, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Australia ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 81st 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 Number of one-year-olds who have not 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
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.