Dominican Republic vs Rwanda: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Dominican Republic
21,902 one-year-olds
in 2023
Rwanda
22,831 one-year-olds
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Rwanda rank
77th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Dominican Republic
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 22,831 one-year-olds against 21,902 one-year-olds in Dominican Republic, a difference of 929 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75,988 one-year-olds | 114,397 one-year-olds | 38,409 one-year-olds | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 48,269 one-year-olds | 58,908 one-year-olds | 10,639 one-year-olds | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 45,471 one-year-olds | 24,945 one-year-olds | 20,526 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 30,548 one-year-olds | 9,939 one-year-olds | 20,609 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 30,431 one-year-olds | 28,061 one-year-olds | 2,370 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 22,831 one-year-olds against 21,902 one-year-olds in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Dominican Republic and Rwanda?
- 929 one-year-olds, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Rwanda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Rwanda rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 77th 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.