Finland vs Switzerland: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Finland
4,301 one-year-olds
in 2023
Switzerland
4,303 one-year-olds
in 2023
Finland rank
120th
Switzerland rank
119th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4,303 one-year-olds against 4,301 one-year-olds in Finland, a difference of 2 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,943 one-year-olds | 2,258 one-year-olds | 684.69 one-year-olds | Finland |
| 1990s | 2,115 one-year-olds | 4,121 one-year-olds | 2,007 one-year-olds | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,004 one-year-olds | 3,766 one-year-olds | 1,763 one-year-olds | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,570 one-year-olds | 3,356 one-year-olds | 786.02 one-year-olds | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4,621 one-year-olds | 3,681 one-year-olds | 940.63 one-year-olds | Finland |
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, Finland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4,303 one-year-olds against 4,301 one-year-olds in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Finland and Switzerland?
- 2 one-year-olds, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Finland ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 119th 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.