Gambia vs Malaysia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Gambia
15,597 one-year-olds
in 2023
Malaysia
17,200 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
86th
Malaysia rank
83rd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 17,200 one-year-olds against 15,597 one-year-olds in Gambia, a difference of 1,603 one-year-olds.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malaysia ahead.
Gambia ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,338 one-year-olds | 265,547 one-year-olds | 257,209 one-year-olds | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5,433 one-year-olds | 51,911 one-year-olds | 46,478 one-year-olds | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5,541 one-year-olds | 26,475 one-year-olds | 20,934 one-year-olds | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5,160 one-year-olds | 24,552 one-year-olds | 19,392 one-year-olds | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16,276 one-year-olds | 19,505 one-year-olds | 3,229 one-year-olds | Malaysia |
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, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 17,200 one-year-olds against 15,597 one-year-olds in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 1,603 one-year-olds, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Gambia ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 83rd 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.