Guinea vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Guinea
214,517 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
239,737 one-year-olds
in 2023
Guinea rank
27th
South Africa rank
25th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 239,737 one-year-olds against 214,517 one-year-olds in Guinea, a difference of 25,220 one-year-olds.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.
Guinea ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 152,571 one-year-olds | 309,867 one-year-olds | 157,296 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 1990s | 133,791 one-year-olds | 219,498 one-year-olds | 85,707 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2000s | 162,862 one-year-olds | 322,942 one-year-olds | 160,080 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2010s | 187,500 one-year-olds | 221,224 one-year-olds | 33,724 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2020s | 214,960 one-year-olds | 186,541 one-year-olds | 28,419 one-year-olds | 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, Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 239,737 one-year-olds against 214,517 one-year-olds in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Guinea and South Africa?
- 25,220 one-year-olds, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Guinea ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th 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.