Gambia vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Gambia
10,918 one-year-olds
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
11,990 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
98th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
95th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Gambia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 11,990 one-year-olds against 10,918 one-year-olds in Gambia, a difference of 1,072 one-year-olds.
That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Gambia ranks 98th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,919 one-year-olds | 760,691 one-year-olds | 751,772 one-year-olds | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1990s | 2,890 one-year-olds | 65,118 one-year-olds | 62,228 one-year-olds | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2000s | 5,575 one-year-olds | 21,995 one-year-olds | 16,419 one-year-olds | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2010s | 3,948 one-year-olds | 17,320 one-year-olds | 13,372 one-year-olds | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2020s | 12,855 one-year-olds | 15,644 one-year-olds | 2,788 one-year-olds | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
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, Gambia or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 11,990 one-year-olds against 10,918 one-year-olds in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Gambia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 1,072 one-year-olds, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Gambia ranks 98th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 95th 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.