Algeria vs Egypt: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Algeria
111,156 one-year-olds
in 2023
Egypt
93,059 one-year-olds
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Egypt rank
43rd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 111,156 one-year-olds against 93,059 one-year-olds in Egypt, a difference of 18,097 one-year-olds.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Egypt ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 318,129 one-year-olds | 340,923 one-year-olds | 22,794 one-year-olds | Egypt |
| 1990s | 86,674 one-year-olds | 164,788 one-year-olds | 78,114 one-year-olds | Egypt |
| 2000s | 63,430 one-year-olds | 47,098 one-year-olds | 16,333 one-year-olds | Algeria |
| 2010s | 66,447 one-year-olds | 131,123 one-year-olds | 64,676 one-year-olds | Egypt |
| 2020s | 168,992 one-year-olds | 94,424 one-year-olds | 74,569 one-year-olds | Algeria |
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, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 111,156 one-year-olds against 93,059 one-year-olds in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Algeria and Egypt?
- 18,097 one-year-olds, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Egypt ranks 43rd 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.