Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Argentina
147,302 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
133,706 one-year-olds
in 2023
Argentina rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Argentina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 147,302 one-year-olds against 133,706 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 13,596 one-year-olds.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 210,012 one-year-olds | 72,164 one-year-olds | 137,849 one-year-olds | Argentina |
| 1990s | 84,329 one-year-olds | 63,024 one-year-olds | 21,305 one-year-olds | Argentina |
| 2000s | 54,196 one-year-olds | 73,811 one-year-olds | 19,615 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 79,227 one-year-olds | 114,769 one-year-olds | 35,541 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 130,107 one-year-olds | 146,875 one-year-olds | 16,768 one-year-olds | Papua New Guinea |
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, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
- Argentina, at 147,302 one-year-olds against 133,706 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 13,596 one-year-olds, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Argentina ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th 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.