Afghanistan vs Viet Nam: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Afghanistan
556,070 one-year-olds
in 2023
Viet Nam
566,102 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
10th
Viet Nam rank
9th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Afghanistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 566,102 one-year-olds against 556,070 one-year-olds in Afghanistan, a difference of 10,032 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 365,728 one-year-olds | 1.05 million one-year-olds | 688,479 one-year-olds | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 536,880 one-year-olds | 135,973 one-year-olds | 400,907 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 481,956 one-year-olds | 75,667 one-year-olds | 406,289 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 412,311 one-year-olds | 92,492 one-year-olds | 319,819 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 553,341 one-year-olds | 393,820 one-year-olds | 159,522 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 566,102 one-year-olds against 556,070 one-year-olds in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
- 10,032 one-year-olds, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Viet Nam rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 9th 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.