Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
Malawi
56,373 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Malawi rank
54th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 60,734 one-year-olds against 56,373 one-year-olds in Malawi, a difference of 4,361 one-year-olds.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 248,377 one-year-olds | 98,241 one-year-olds | 150,136 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 253,019 one-year-olds | 41,211 one-year-olds | 211,807 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 95,333 one-year-olds | 54,715 one-year-olds | 40,618 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 63,539 one-year-olds | 59,111 one-year-olds | 4,427 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 60,472 one-year-olds | 61,351 one-year-olds | 879.6 one-year-olds | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Burkina Faso, at 60,734 one-year-olds against 56,373 one-year-olds in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 4,361 one-year-olds, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 54th 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.