Papua New Guinea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Papua New Guinea
118,849 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
124,059 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
34th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 124,059 one-year-olds against 118,849 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5,210 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78,218 one-year-olds | 228,337 one-year-olds | 150,119 one-year-olds | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 70,180 one-year-olds | 68,723 one-year-olds | 1,458 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 52,187 one-year-olds | 97,325 one-year-olds | 45,138 one-year-olds | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 103,306 one-year-olds | 133,779 one-year-olds | 30,472 one-year-olds | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 140,087 one-year-olds | 145,733 one-year-olds | 5,646 one-year-olds | Syrian Arab Republic |
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, Papua New Guinea or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 124,059 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 Papua New Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 5,210 one-year-olds, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 34th 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.