Republic of Korea vs New Zealand: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Republic of Korea
7,631 one-year-olds
in 2023
New Zealand
7,075 one-year-olds
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
104th
New Zealand rank
106th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Republic of Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 7,631 one-year-olds against 7,075 one-year-olds in New Zealand, a difference of 556 one-year-olds.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 104th and New Zealand ranks 106th of 194 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 114,509 one-year-olds | 10,606 one-year-olds | 103,903 one-year-olds | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 104,324 one-year-olds | 9,789 one-year-olds | 94,535 one-year-olds | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 22,358 one-year-olds | 7,583 one-year-olds | 14,775 one-year-olds | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 8,974 one-year-olds | 4,337 one-year-olds | 4,637 one-year-olds | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 6,878 one-year-olds | 6,094 one-year-olds | 784.29 one-year-olds | Republic of Korea |
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, Republic of Korea or New Zealand?
- Republic of Korea, at 7,631 one-year-olds against 7,075 one-year-olds in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Republic of Korea and New Zealand?
- 556 one-year-olds, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and New Zealand?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and New Zealand rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Republic of Korea ranks 104th and New Zealand ranks 106th 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.