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