Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Kenya
128,307 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
118,849 one-year-olds
in 2023
Kenya rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 128,307 one-year-olds against 118,849 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9,458 one-year-olds.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 276,505 one-year-olds | 72,949 one-year-olds | 203,556 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 1990s | 187,589 one-year-olds | 70,180 one-year-olds | 117,409 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 2000s | 269,368 one-year-olds | 52,187 one-year-olds | 217,181 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 2010s | 124,236 one-year-olds | 103,306 one-year-olds | 20,930 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 2020s | 143,946 one-year-olds | 140,087 one-year-olds | 3,859 one-year-olds | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 128,307 one-year-olds against 118,849 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 9,458 one-year-olds, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Kenya ranks 33rd 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.