Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Italy
20,403 one-year-olds
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
20,163 one-year-olds
in 2023
Italy rank
83rd
Saudi Arabia rank
84th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 20,403 one-year-olds against 20,163 one-year-olds in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 240 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Italy ranks 83rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75,303 one-year-olds | 53,109 one-year-olds | 22,194 one-year-olds | Italy |
| 1990s | 13,999 one-year-olds | 28,177 one-year-olds | 14,178 one-year-olds | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 18,593 one-year-olds | 17,282 one-year-olds | 1,311 one-year-olds | Italy |
| 2010s | 25,027 one-year-olds | 13,413 one-year-olds | 11,615 one-year-olds | Italy |
| 2020s | 22,903 one-year-olds | 18,441 one-year-olds | 4,462 one-year-olds | Italy |
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, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 20,403 one-year-olds against 20,163 one-year-olds in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 240 one-year-olds, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Italy ranks 83rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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.