Gambia vs Turkey: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Gambia
10,918 one-year-olds
in 2023
Turkey
10,907 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
98th
Turkey rank
99th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Gambia
- Turkey
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 10,918 one-year-olds against 10,907 one-year-olds in Turkey, a difference of 11 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.
Gambia ranks 98th and Turkey ranks 99th of 194 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,919 one-year-olds | 467,921 one-year-olds | 459,003 one-year-olds | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2,890 one-year-olds | 300,553 one-year-olds | 297,664 one-year-olds | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5,575 one-year-olds | 165,347 one-year-olds | 159,771 one-year-olds | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3,948 one-year-olds | 35,489 one-year-olds | 31,542 one-year-olds | Turkey |
| 2020s | 12,855 one-year-olds | 27,208 one-year-olds | 14,353 one-year-olds | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Gambia, at 10,918 one-year-olds against 10,907 one-year-olds in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Gambia and Turkey?
- 11 one-year-olds, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Turkey?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Turkey rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Gambia ranks 98th and Turkey ranks 99th 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.
Individual pages
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.