Gambia vs Iran: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Gambia
12,478 one-year-olds
in 2023
Iran
11,990 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
89th
Iran rank
90th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Gambia
- Iran
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 12,478 one-year-olds against 11,990 one-year-olds in Iran, a difference of 488 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Iran ahead.
Gambia ranks 89th and Iran ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,219 one-year-olds | 444,904 one-year-olds | 425,685 one-year-olds | Iran |
| 2020s | 13,030 one-year-olds | 15,644 one-year-olds | 2,614 one-year-olds | Iran |
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 Iran?
- Gambia, at 12,478 one-year-olds against 11,990 one-year-olds in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Gambia and Iran?
- 488 one-year-olds, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iran?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Iran rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Gambia ranks 89th and Iran ranks 90th 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.