Laos vs United Kingdom: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Laos
49,157 one-year-olds
in 2023
United Kingdom
55,929 one-year-olds
in 2023
Laos rank
52nd
United Kingdom rank
51st
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Laos
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 55,929 one-year-olds against 49,157 one-year-olds in Laos, a difference of 6,772 one-year-olds.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73,104 one-year-olds | 46,886 one-year-olds | 26,219 one-year-olds | Laos |
| 2020s | 59,601 one-year-olds | 53,640 one-year-olds | 5,961 one-year-olds | Laos |
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, Laos or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 55,929 one-year-olds against 49,157 one-year-olds in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Laos and United Kingdom?
- 6,772 one-year-olds, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United Kingdom?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Laos and United Kingdom rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Laos ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 51st 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.