Somalia vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Somalia
224,489 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
227,750 one-year-olds
in 2023
Somalia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
20th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 227,750 one-year-olds against 224,489 one-year-olds in Somalia, a difference of 3,261 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 312,583 one-year-olds | 160,779 one-year-olds | 151,804 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2020s | 273,576 one-year-olds | 172,001 one-year-olds | 101,575 one-year-olds | Somalia |
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, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 227,750 one-year-olds against 224,489 one-year-olds in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Somalia and South Africa?
- 3,261 one-year-olds, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Somalia ranks 22nd 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.