Afghanistan vs Syria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria

Afghanistan
0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.8835 one-year-olds per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Syria rank
17th

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.8835 one-year-olds per square kilometre against 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0517 one-year-olds per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Syria ranks 17th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6037 one-year-olds per square kilometre 1.28 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.6713 one-year-olds per square kilometre Syria
1990s 0.8201 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.2903 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.5298 one-year-olds per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.7416 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.4912 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.2504 one-year-olds per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.6299 one-year-olds per square kilometre 1.03 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.3991 one-year-olds per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.8535 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.8969 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.0434 one-year-olds per square kilometre Syria

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 diphtheria, Afghanistan or Syria?
Syria, at 0.8835 one-year-olds per square kilometre against 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.0517 one-year-olds per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Syria ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre
Unit
one-year-olds per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,710 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.