India vs Pakistan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
India
1.59 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Pakistan
1.03 million one-year-olds
in 2023
India rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 1.59 million one-year-olds against 1.03 million one-year-olds in Pakistan, a difference of 557,040 one-year-olds.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.05 million one-year-olds | 2.20 million one-year-olds | 16.85 million one-year-olds | India |
| 1990s | 10.89 million one-year-olds | 2.24 million one-year-olds | 8.65 million one-year-olds | India |
| 2000s | 9.33 million one-year-olds | 2.17 million one-year-olds | 7.16 million one-year-olds | India |
| 2010s | 3.26 million one-year-olds | 1.82 million one-year-olds | 1.44 million one-year-olds | India |
| 2020s | 1.97 million one-year-olds | 1.11 million one-year-olds | 856,480 one-year-olds | India |
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, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 1.59 million one-year-olds against 1.03 million one-year-olds in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between India and Pakistan?
- 557,040 one-year-olds, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- India ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.