Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
Zambia
57,778 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Zambia rank
53rd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 60,734 one-year-olds against 57,778 one-year-olds in Zambia, a difference of 2,956 one-year-olds.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 53rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 248,377 one-year-olds | 69,444 one-year-olds | 178,933 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 253,019 one-year-olds | 53,384 one-year-olds | 199,634 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 95,333 one-year-olds | 65,986 one-year-olds | 29,347 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 63,539 one-year-olds | 91,292 one-year-olds | 27,753 one-year-olds | Zambia |
| 2020s | 60,472 one-year-olds | 70,212 one-year-olds | 9,740 one-year-olds | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 60,734 one-year-olds against 57,778 one-year-olds in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 2,956 one-year-olds, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 53rd 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.