Brazil vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Brazil
392,271 one-year-olds
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
341,955 one-year-olds
in 2023
Brazil rank
13th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
16th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Brazil
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 392,271 one-year-olds against 341,955 one-year-olds in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 50,316 one-year-olds.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.69 million one-year-olds | 153,128 one-year-olds | 1.54 million one-year-olds | Brazil |
| 1990s | 813,970 one-year-olds | 41,149 one-year-olds | 772,821 one-year-olds | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31,880 one-year-olds | 8,119 one-year-olds | 23,761 one-year-olds | Brazil |
| 2010s | 262,079 one-year-olds | 3,671 one-year-olds | 258,408 one-year-olds | Brazil |
| 2020s | 663,949 one-year-olds | 283,290 one-year-olds | 380,659 one-year-olds | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Brazil, at 392,271 one-year-olds against 341,955 one-year-olds in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 50,316 one-year-olds, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 16th 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.