Bahamas vs Jamaica: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Bahamas
564.59 one-year-olds
in 2023
Jamaica
659.5 one-year-olds
in 2023
Bahamas rank
160th
Jamaica rank
157th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 659.5 one-year-olds against 564.59 one-year-olds in Bahamas, a difference of 94.91 one-year-olds.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 194 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,641 one-year-olds | 22,110 one-year-olds | 20,469 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 778.5 one-year-olds | 7,745 one-year-olds | 6,966 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 336.85 one-year-olds | 1,921 one-year-olds | 1,584 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 254.18 one-year-olds | 2,380 one-year-olds | 2,125 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 621.77 one-year-olds | 1,923 one-year-olds | 1,301 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
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, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 659.5 one-year-olds against 564.59 one-year-olds in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 94.91 one-year-olds, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Bahamas ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 157th 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.