Ireland vs Switzerland: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Ireland
4,062 one-year-olds
in 2023
Switzerland
4,303 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ireland rank
121st
Switzerland rank
119th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4,303 one-year-olds against 4,062 one-year-olds in Ireland, a difference of 241 one-year-olds.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 121st and Switzerland ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,747 one-year-olds | 2,258 one-year-olds | 10,489 one-year-olds | Ireland |
| 1990s | 10,402 one-year-olds | 4,121 one-year-olds | 6,281 one-year-olds | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6,575 one-year-olds | 3,766 one-year-olds | 2,809 one-year-olds | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,418 one-year-olds | 3,356 one-year-olds | 61.43 one-year-olds | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3,825 one-year-olds | 3,681 one-year-olds | 144.59 one-year-olds | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4,303 one-year-olds against 4,062 one-year-olds in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 241 one-year-olds, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Ireland ranks 121st and Switzerland ranks 119th 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.