North Korea vs Mexico: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
North Korea
341,955 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mexico
307,412 one-year-olds
in 2023
North Korea rank
16th
Mexico rank
17th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- North Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 341,955 one-year-olds against 307,412 one-year-olds in Mexico, a difference of 34,543 one-year-olds.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
North Korea ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 153,128 one-year-olds | 161,694 one-year-olds | 8,566 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 1990s | 41,149 one-year-olds | 245,478 one-year-olds | 204,330 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 2000s | 8,119 one-year-olds | 61,544 one-year-olds | 53,425 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3,671 one-year-olds | 228,690 one-year-olds | 225,019 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 2020s | 283,290 one-year-olds | 425,768 one-year-olds | 142,478 one-year-olds | Mexico |
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, North Korea or Mexico?
- North Korea, at 341,955 one-year-olds against 307,412 one-year-olds in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between North Korea and Mexico?
- 34,543 one-year-olds, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mexico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Mexico rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- North Korea ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 17th 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.