Bangladesh vs Central African Republic: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Bangladesh
101,016 one-year-olds
in 2023
Central African Republic
111,853 one-year-olds
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
41st
Central African Republic rank
39th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Bangladesh
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 111,853 one-year-olds against 101,016 one-year-olds in Bangladesh, a difference of 10,837 one-year-olds.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 41st and Central African Republic ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Central African Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.15 million one-year-olds | 74,574 one-year-olds | 3.07 million one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 851,866 one-year-olds | 61,718 one-year-olds | 790,148 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 339,035 one-year-olds | 84,535 one-year-olds | 254,500 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 104,296 one-year-olds | 98,118 one-year-olds | 6,178 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 98,565 one-year-olds | 118,170 one-year-olds | 19,604 one-year-olds | Central African Republic |
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, Bangladesh or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 111,853 one-year-olds against 101,016 one-year-olds in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Bangladesh and Central African Republic?
- 10,837 one-year-olds, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Central African Republic?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Central African Republic rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st and Central African Republic ranks 39th 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.