Dominican Republic vs Spain: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Dominican Republic
21,902 one-year-olds
in 2023
Spain
23,995 one-year-olds
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Spain rank
75th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 23,995 one-year-olds against 21,902 one-year-olds in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2,093 one-year-olds.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Spain ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Spain ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,568 one-year-olds | 69,905 one-year-olds | 15,337 one-year-olds | Spain |
| 1990s | 48,269 one-year-olds | 37,031 one-year-olds | 11,238 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 45,471 one-year-olds | 14,598 one-year-olds | 30,873 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 30,548 one-year-olds | 16,234 one-year-olds | 14,313 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 30,431 one-year-olds | 22,091 one-year-olds | 8,340 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 23,995 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 Spain?
- 2,093 one-year-olds, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Spain ranks 75th 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.