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

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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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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
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.