El Salvador vs Guatemala: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
El Salvador
3,950 one-year-olds
in 2023
Guatemala
3,686 one-year-olds
in 2023
El Salvador rank
116th
Guatemala rank
118th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3,950 one-year-olds against 3,686 one-year-olds in Guatemala, a difference of 264 one-year-olds.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Guatemala ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,402 one-year-olds | 23,313 one-year-olds | 16,911 one-year-olds | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4,746 one-year-olds | 33,665 one-year-olds | 28,919 one-year-olds | Guatemala |
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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 3,950 one-year-olds against 3,686 one-year-olds in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 264 one-year-olds, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Guatemala ranks 118th 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.