Papua New Guinea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine

Papua New Guinea
143,610 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
133,602 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
31st

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 143,610 one-year-olds against 133,602 one-year-olds in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 10,008 one-year-olds.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2010s 169,046 one-year-olds 123,155 one-year-olds 45,891 one-year-olds Papua New Guinea
2020s 147,467 one-year-olds 129,046 one-year-olds 18,421 one-year-olds Papua New Guinea

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, Papua New Guinea or Syrian Arab Republic?
Papua New Guinea, at 143,610 one-year-olds against 133,602 one-year-olds in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Papua New Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic?
10,008 one-year-olds, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,629 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.