Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio

Ethiopia
1.21 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Pakistan
901,502 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
4th
Pakistan rank
5th

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.21 million one-year-olds against 901,502 one-year-olds in Pakistan, a difference of 305,598 one-year-olds.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 1.45 million one-year-olds 2.70 million one-year-olds 1.25 million one-year-olds Pakistan
1990s 1.14 million one-year-olds 2.33 million one-year-olds 1.19 million one-year-olds Pakistan
2000s 1.22 million one-year-olds 2.12 million one-year-olds 905,111 one-year-olds Pakistan
2010s 1.04 million one-year-olds 1.88 million one-year-olds 842,880 one-year-olds Pakistan
2020s 1.37 million one-year-olds 998,390 one-year-olds 376,090 one-year-olds Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Ethiopia, at 1.21 million one-year-olds against 901,502 one-year-olds in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
305,598 one-year-olds, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,911 data points, 1980–2023
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.