El Salvador vs Ireland: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
El Salvador
3,950 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ireland
4,062 one-year-olds
in 2023
El Salvador rank
124th
Ireland rank
121st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- El Salvador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4,062 one-year-olds against 3,950 one-year-olds in El Salvador, a difference of 112 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 124th and Ireland ranks 121st of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85,463 one-year-olds | 14,449 one-year-olds | 71,014 one-year-olds | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 25,825 one-year-olds | 10,402 one-year-olds | 15,423 one-year-olds | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9,285 one-year-olds | 6,575 one-year-olds | 2,711 one-year-olds | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9,341 one-year-olds | 3,418 one-year-olds | 5,923 one-year-olds | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7,512 one-year-olds | 3,825 one-year-olds | 3,687 one-year-olds | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4,062 one-year-olds against 3,950 one-year-olds in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between El Salvador and Ireland?
- 112 one-year-olds, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- El Salvador ranks 124th and Ireland ranks 121st 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.