Bangladesh vs Germany: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Bangladesh
101,016 one-year-olds
in 2023
Germany
92,907 one-year-olds
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
41st
Germany rank
44th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Bangladesh
- Germany
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 101,016 one-year-olds against 92,907 one-year-olds in Germany, a difference of 8,109 one-year-olds.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 41st and Germany ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.15 million one-year-olds | 104,100 one-year-olds | 3.04 million one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 851,866 one-year-olds | 83,913 one-year-olds | 767,953 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 339,035 one-year-olds | 34,393 one-year-olds | 304,642 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 104,296 one-year-olds | 56,245 one-year-olds | 48,051 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 98,565 one-year-olds | 80,438 one-year-olds | 18,127 one-year-olds | Bangladesh |
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 Germany?
- Bangladesh, at 101,016 one-year-olds against 92,907 one-year-olds in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Bangladesh and Germany?
- 8,109 one-year-olds, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Germany?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Germany rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st and Germany ranks 44th 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.