South Sudan vs United States of America: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
South Sudan
100,514 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States of America
111,533 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Sudan rank
37th
United States of America rank
36th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- South Sudan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 111,533 one-year-olds against 100,514 one-year-olds in South Sudan, a difference of 11,019 one-year-olds.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 192,275 one-year-olds | 126,118 one-year-olds | 66,158 one-year-olds | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 103,590 one-year-olds | 120,993 one-year-olds | 17,403 one-year-olds | United States of America |
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, South Sudan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 111,533 one-year-olds against 100,514 one-year-olds in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between South Sudan and United States of America?
- 11,019 one-year-olds, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and United States of America rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- South Sudan ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 36th 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.