Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Afghanistan
556,070 one-year-olds
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
441,878 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
10th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
11th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 556,070 one-year-olds against 441,878 one-year-olds in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 114,192 one-year-olds.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 381,907 one-year-olds | 330,325 one-year-olds | 51,582 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 536,880 one-year-olds | 223,192 one-year-olds | 313,688 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 481,956 one-year-olds | 192,798 one-year-olds | 289,159 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 412,311 one-year-olds | 182,477 one-year-olds | 229,834 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 553,341 one-year-olds | 602,182 one-year-olds | 48,841 one-year-olds | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 polio, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Afghanistan, at 556,070 one-year-olds against 441,878 one-year-olds in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 114,192 one-year-olds, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th 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 polio. 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 third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.