Myanmar vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Myanmar
246,746 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
227,750 one-year-olds
in 2023
Myanmar rank
17th
South Africa rank
20th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Myanmar
- South Africa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 246,746 one-year-olds against 227,750 one-year-olds in South Africa, a difference of 18,996 one-year-olds.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 426,483 one-year-olds | 147,090 one-year-olds | 279,393 one-year-olds | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 278,381 one-year-olds | 172,001 one-year-olds | 106,380 one-year-olds | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or South Africa?
- Myanmar, at 246,746 one-year-olds against 227,750 one-year-olds in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Myanmar and South Africa?
- 18,996 one-year-olds, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Myanmar ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 20th 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.