Somalia vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Somalia
259,566 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
239,737 one-year-olds
in 2023
Somalia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
25th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 259,566 one-year-olds against 239,737 one-year-olds in South Africa, a difference of 19,829 one-year-olds.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 207,709 one-year-olds | 309,867 one-year-olds | 102,157 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 1990s | 203,133 one-year-olds | 219,498 one-year-olds | 16,366 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2000s | 282,784 one-year-olds | 322,942 one-year-olds | 40,158 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2010s | 278,734 one-year-olds | 221,224 one-year-olds | 57,510 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2020s | 268,760 one-year-olds | 186,541 one-year-olds | 82,219 one-year-olds | Somalia |
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, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 259,566 one-year-olds against 239,737 one-year-olds in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Somalia and South Africa?
- 19,829 one-year-olds, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th 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.