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

Burundi
48,207 one-year-olds
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
55,929 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burundi rank
57th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
55th

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

  • Burundi
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 55,929 one-year-olds against 48,207 one-year-olds in Burundi, a difference of 7,722 one-year-olds.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Burundi ranks 57th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 99,671 one-year-olds 99,477 one-year-olds 193.72 one-year-olds Burundi
1990s 62,985 one-year-olds 47,008 one-year-olds 15,977 one-year-olds Burundi
2000s 49,687 one-year-olds 60,256 one-year-olds 10,569 one-year-olds United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 26,173 one-year-olds 44,472 one-year-olds 18,299 one-year-olds United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 35,789 one-year-olds 53,640 one-year-olds 17,851 one-year-olds United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, Burundi or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 55,929 one-year-olds against 48,207 one-year-olds in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Burundi and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
7,722 one-year-olds, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Burundi and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Burundi ranks 57th 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.