Argentina vs Syria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Argentina
147,302 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syria
162,231 one-year-olds
in 2023
Argentina rank
32nd
Syria rank
30th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Argentina
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 162,231 one-year-olds against 147,302 one-year-olds in Argentina, a difference of 14,929 one-year-olds.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 210,012 one-year-olds | 234,327 one-year-olds | 24,314 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 1990s | 84,329 one-year-olds | 53,355 one-year-olds | 30,974 one-year-olds | Argentina |
| 2000s | 54,196 one-year-olds | 86,704 one-year-olds | 32,508 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 2010s | 79,227 one-year-olds | 182,005 one-year-olds | 102,778 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 2020s | 130,107 one-year-olds | 163,795 one-year-olds | 33,688 one-year-olds | 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 polio, Argentina or Syria?
- Syria, at 162,231 one-year-olds against 147,302 one-year-olds in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Argentina and Syria?
- 14,929 one-year-olds, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Syria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Argentina ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 30th 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.