Nauru vs Tuvalu: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Nauru
9.27 one-year-olds
in 2023
Tuvalu
13.14 one-year-olds
in 2023
Nauru rank
190th
Tuvalu rank
188th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 13.14 one-year-olds against 9.27 one-year-olds in Nauru, a difference of 3.87 one-year-olds.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.4 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 188th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 104.13 one-year-olds | 61.34 one-year-olds | 42.79 one-year-olds | Nauru |
| 1990s | 116.12 one-year-olds | 41.27 one-year-olds | 74.86 one-year-olds | Nauru |
| 2000s | 53.34 one-year-olds | 13.45 one-year-olds | 39.89 one-year-olds | Nauru |
| 2010s | 26.6 one-year-olds | 18.02 one-year-olds | 8.57 one-year-olds | Nauru |
| 2020s | 9.73 one-year-olds | 21.99 one-year-olds | 12.26 one-year-olds | Tuvalu |
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, Nauru or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 13.14 one-year-olds against 9.27 one-year-olds in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 3.87 one-year-olds, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Nauru ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 188th 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.