Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ghana
76,591 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Ghana rank
49th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 76,591 one-year-olds against 60,734 one-year-olds in Burkina Faso, a difference of 15,857 one-year-olds.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 248,377 one-year-olds | 335,924 one-year-olds | 87,546 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 1990s | 253,019 one-year-olds | 180,179 one-year-olds | 72,840 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 95,333 one-year-olds | 96,455 one-year-olds | 1,122 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2010s | 63,539 one-year-olds | 54,925 one-year-olds | 8,613 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 60,472 one-year-olds | 61,306 one-year-olds | 833.8 one-year-olds | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 76,591 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 Ghana?
- 15,857 one-year-olds, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 49th 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.