Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Mauritania
13,045 one-year-olds
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
15,123 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mauritania rank
91st
Saudi Arabia rank
88th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Mauritania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 15,123 one-year-olds against 13,045 one-year-olds in Mauritania, a difference of 2,078 one-year-olds.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 91st and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37,134 one-year-olds | 97,912 one-year-olds | 60,778 one-year-olds | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 36,660 one-year-olds | 33,474 one-year-olds | 3,186 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 33,680 one-year-olds | 17,751 one-year-olds | 15,928 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 36,240 one-year-olds | 13,980 one-year-olds | 22,260 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 26,446 one-year-olds | 14,484 one-year-olds | 11,963 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 15,123 one-year-olds against 13,045 one-year-olds in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,078 one-year-olds, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Mauritania ranks 91st and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th 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.