Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Papua New Guinea
118,849 one-year-olds
in 2023
Zambia
109,137 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Zambia rank
37th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 118,849 one-year-olds against 109,137 one-year-olds in Zambia, a difference of 9,712 one-year-olds.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 37th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78,218 one-year-olds | 90,737 one-year-olds | 12,519 one-year-olds | Zambia |
| 1990s | 70,180 one-year-olds | 44,642 one-year-olds | 25,538 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 52,187 one-year-olds | 61,101 one-year-olds | 8,914 one-year-olds | Zambia |
| 2010s | 103,306 one-year-olds | 58,369 one-year-olds | 44,938 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 140,087 one-year-olds | 67,926 one-year-olds | 72,161 one-year-olds | Papua New 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, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 118,849 one-year-olds against 109,137 one-year-olds in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 9,712 one-year-olds, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 37th 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.