Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Argentina
101,587 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
118,849 one-year-olds
in 2023
Argentina rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Argentina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 118,849 one-year-olds against 101,587 one-year-olds in Argentina, a difference of 17,262 one-year-olds.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 149,748 one-year-olds | 78,218 one-year-olds | 71,530 one-year-olds | Argentina |
| 1990s | 29,674 one-year-olds | 70,180 one-year-olds | 40,506 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 33,879 one-year-olds | 52,187 one-year-olds | 18,308 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 57,348 one-year-olds | 103,306 one-year-olds | 45,958 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 102,467 one-year-olds | 140,087 one-year-olds | 37,620 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 are not vaccinated against measles, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 118,849 one-year-olds against 101,587 one-year-olds in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 17,262 one-year-olds, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Argentina ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th 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 are not vaccinated against measles. 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 measles vaccine in a given year.