Colombia vs Ghana: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Colombia
70,990 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ghana
76,591 one-year-olds
in 2023
Colombia rank
50th
Ghana rank
49th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 76,591 one-year-olds against 70,990 one-year-olds in Colombia, a difference of 5,601 one-year-olds.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 345,946 one-year-olds | 358,407 one-year-olds | 12,461 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 1990s | 123,049 one-year-olds | 180,179 one-year-olds | 57,129 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2000s | 89,441 one-year-olds | 96,455 one-year-olds | 7,014 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2010s | 68,537 one-year-olds | 54,925 one-year-olds | 13,612 one-year-olds | Colombia |
| 2020s | 88,754 one-year-olds | 61,306 one-year-olds | 27,448 one-year-olds | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 76,591 one-year-olds against 70,990 one-year-olds in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Colombia and Ghana?
- 5,601 one-year-olds, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Colombia ranks 50th 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.