Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Guinea-Bissau
15,084 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mauritania
16,306 one-year-olds
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
91st
Mauritania rank
88th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16,306 one-year-olds against 15,084 one-year-olds in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1,222 one-year-olds.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Mauritania ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,640 one-year-olds | 51,857 one-year-olds | 29,217 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 17,035 one-year-olds | 47,849 one-year-olds | 30,814 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 15,255 one-year-olds | 28,600 one-year-olds | 13,345 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 10,925 one-year-olds | 38,425 one-year-olds | 27,500 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 27,905 one-year-olds | 28,456 one-year-olds | 550.5 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 16,306 one-year-olds against 15,084 one-year-olds in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 1,222 one-year-olds, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 88th 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.