Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Ethiopia
1.25 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Nigeria
3.13 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.13 million one-year-olds against 1.25 million one-year-olds in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.89 million one-year-olds.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.5 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.46 million one-year-olds | 2.26 million one-year-olds | 802,395 one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.51 million one-year-olds | 2.32 million one-year-olds | 818,253 one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.74 million one-year-olds | 3.11 million one-year-olds | 1.37 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.35 million one-year-olds | 3.34 million one-year-olds | 1.99 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.45 million one-year-olds | 3.01 million one-year-olds | 1.56 million one-year-olds | Nigeria |
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, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.13 million one-year-olds against 1.25 million one-year-olds in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 1.89 million one-year-olds, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.