Burkina Faso vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio

Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
55,929 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
55th

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time

  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 60,734 one-year-olds against 55,929 one-year-olds in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 4,805 one-year-olds.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th of 194 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 248,377 one-year-olds 84,050 one-year-olds 164,327 one-year-olds Burkina Faso
1990s 253,019 one-year-olds 47,008 one-year-olds 206,011 one-year-olds Burkina Faso
2000s 95,333 one-year-olds 60,256 one-year-olds 35,077 one-year-olds Burkina Faso
2010s 63,539 one-year-olds 44,472 one-year-olds 19,067 one-year-olds Burkina Faso
2020s 60,472 one-year-olds 53,640 one-year-olds 6,832 one-year-olds Burkina Faso

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Burkina Faso, at 60,734 one-year-olds against 55,929 one-year-olds in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Burkina Faso and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
4,805 one-year-olds, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th 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

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,911 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.