Jamaica vs Portugal: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Jamaica
659.5 one-year-olds
in 2023
Portugal
824.42 one-year-olds
in 2023
Jamaica rank
157th
Portugal rank
155th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Jamaica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 824.42 one-year-olds against 659.5 one-year-olds in Jamaica, a difference of 164.92 one-year-olds.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Jamaica ranks 157th and Portugal ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,110 one-year-olds | 79,594 one-year-olds | 57,484 one-year-olds | Portugal |
| 1990s | 7,745 one-year-olds | 6,542 one-year-olds | 1,203 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1,921 one-year-olds | 4,601 one-year-olds | 2,680 one-year-olds | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2,380 one-year-olds | 1,830 one-year-olds | 549.26 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,923 one-year-olds | 845.14 one-year-olds | 1,078 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 824.42 one-year-olds against 659.5 one-year-olds in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Jamaica and Portugal?
- 164.92 one-year-olds, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Portugal rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Jamaica ranks 157th and Portugal ranks 155th 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.