Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Gambia
12,478 one-year-olds
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
13,878 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
89th
Guinea-Bissau rank
86th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 13,878 one-year-olds against 12,478 one-year-olds in Gambia, a difference of 1,400 one-year-olds.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gambia ranks 89th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th of 194 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,755 one-year-olds | 39,832 one-year-olds | 14,077 one-year-olds | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 13,030 one-year-olds | 19,761 one-year-olds | 6,731 one-year-olds | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 13,878 one-year-olds against 12,478 one-year-olds in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1,400 one-year-olds, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Gambia ranks 89th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th 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.