Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
Malawi
56,373 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Malawi rank
50th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 60,734 one-year-olds against 56,373 one-year-olds in Malawi, a difference of 4,361 one-year-olds.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Malawi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62,442 one-year-olds | 70,539 one-year-olds | 8,097 one-year-olds | Malawi |
| 2020s | 60,472 one-year-olds | 64,409 one-year-olds | 3,937 one-year-olds | Malawi |
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, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Burkina Faso, at 60,734 one-year-olds against 56,373 one-year-olds in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 4,361 one-year-olds, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 50th 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.