Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Costa Rica
525.6 one-year-olds
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
658.36 one-year-olds
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
161st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
158th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 658.36 one-year-olds against 525.6 one-year-olds in Costa Rica, a difference of 132.76 one-year-olds.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 161st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 158th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,841 one-year-olds | 10,309 one-year-olds | 467.49 one-year-olds | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 8,978 one-year-olds | 3,039 one-year-olds | 5,939 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8,799 one-year-olds | 1,572 one-year-olds | 7,227 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5,231 one-year-olds | 1,384 one-year-olds | 3,847 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,503 one-year-olds | 1,026 one-year-olds | 1,477 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 658.36 one-year-olds against 525.6 one-year-olds in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 132.76 one-year-olds, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Costa Rica ranks 161st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 158th 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.