Burkina Faso vs Colombia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
Colombia
70,990 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Colombia rank
50th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 70,990 one-year-olds against 60,734 one-year-olds in Burkina Faso, a difference of 10,256 one-year-olds.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Colombia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Colombia ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 248,377 one-year-olds | 190,248 one-year-olds | 58,129 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 253,019 one-year-olds | 123,049 one-year-olds | 129,970 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 95,333 one-year-olds | 89,441 one-year-olds | 5,892 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 63,539 one-year-olds | 68,537 one-year-olds | 4,998 one-year-olds | Colombia |
| 2020s | 60,472 one-year-olds | 88,754 one-year-olds | 28,282 one-year-olds | Colombia |
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, Burkina Faso or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 70,990 one-year-olds against 60,734 one-year-olds in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 10,256 one-year-olds, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Colombia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Colombia ranks 50th 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.