Colombia vs South Sudan: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Colombia
70,990 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Sudan
100,514 one-year-olds
in 2023
Colombia rank
40th
South Sudan rank
37th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Colombia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 100,514 one-year-olds against 70,990 one-year-olds in Colombia, a difference of 29,524 one-year-olds.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 194 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51,132 one-year-olds | 192,275 one-year-olds | 141,143 one-year-olds | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 69,238 one-year-olds | 103,590 one-year-olds | 34,352 one-year-olds | South Sudan |
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, Colombia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 100,514 one-year-olds against 70,990 one-year-olds in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Colombia and South Sudan?
- 29,524 one-year-olds, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Sudan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Sudan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Colombia ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 37th 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.