Gambia vs Jordan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Gambia
10,918 one-year-olds
in 2023
Jordan
11,611 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
98th
Jordan rank
96th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Gambia
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 11,611 one-year-olds against 10,918 one-year-olds in Gambia, a difference of 693 one-year-olds.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.
Gambia ranks 98th and Jordan ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,919 one-year-olds | 20,387 one-year-olds | 11,468 one-year-olds | Jordan |
| 1990s | 2,890 one-year-olds | 9,469 one-year-olds | 6,580 one-year-olds | Jordan |
| 2000s | 5,575 one-year-olds | 5,645 one-year-olds | 69.44 one-year-olds | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3,948 one-year-olds | 7,935 one-year-olds | 3,988 one-year-olds | Jordan |
| 2020s | 12,855 one-year-olds | 30,936 one-year-olds | 18,081 one-year-olds | Jordan |
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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 11,611 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 Jordan?
- 693 one-year-olds, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jordan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Jordan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Gambia ranks 98th and Jordan ranks 96th 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.