Bangladesh vs Ecuador: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Bangladesh
101,016 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ecuador
112,440 one-year-olds
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
41st
Ecuador rank
38th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Bangladesh
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 112,440 one-year-olds against 101,016 one-year-olds in Bangladesh, a difference of 11,424 one-year-olds.
That makes Ecuador'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 Ecuador ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.15 million one-year-olds | 154,627 one-year-olds | 2.99 million one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 851,866 one-year-olds | 64,540 one-year-olds | 787,327 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 339,035 one-year-olds | 28,798 one-year-olds | 310,237 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 104,296 one-year-olds | 47,781 one-year-olds | 56,514 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 98,565 one-year-olds | 104,752 one-year-olds | 6,187 one-year-olds | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 112,440 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 Ecuador?
- 11,424 one-year-olds, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ecuador?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Ecuador rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st and Ecuador ranks 38th 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.