Dominican Republic vs Gabon: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Dominican Republic
21,902 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gabon
20,675 one-year-olds
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Gabon rank
81st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Dominican Republic
- Gabon
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 21,902 one-year-olds against 20,675 one-year-olds in Gabon, a difference of 1,227 one-year-olds.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65,105 one-year-olds | 11,013 one-year-olds | 54,092 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 48,269 one-year-olds | 13,628 one-year-olds | 34,641 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 45,471 one-year-olds | 19,489 one-year-olds | 25,982 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 30,548 one-year-olds | 15,924 one-year-olds | 14,624 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 30,431 one-year-olds | 23,367 one-year-olds | 7,064 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or Gabon?
- Dominican Republic, at 21,902 one-year-olds against 20,675 one-year-olds in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Dominican Republic and Gabon?
- 1,227 one-year-olds, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gabon?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Gabon rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 81st 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.