New Zealand vs Sweden: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
New Zealand
7,075 one-year-olds
in 2023
Sweden
6,656 one-year-olds
in 2023
New Zealand rank
106th
Sweden rank
109th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,075 one-year-olds against 6,656 one-year-olds in Sweden, a difference of 419 one-year-olds.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 106th and Sweden ranks 109th of 194 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,606 one-year-olds | 1,386 one-year-olds | 9,220 one-year-olds | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9,789 one-year-olds | 1,109 one-year-olds | 8,680 one-year-olds | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7,583 one-year-olds | 1,520 one-year-olds | 6,063 one-year-olds | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4,337 one-year-olds | 2,574 one-year-olds | 1,763 one-year-olds | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6,094 one-year-olds | 4,860 one-year-olds | 1,234 one-year-olds | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 7,075 one-year-olds against 6,656 one-year-olds in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 419 one-year-olds, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- New Zealand ranks 106th and Sweden ranks 109th 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.