Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Niger
144,384 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
133,706 one-year-olds
in 2023
Niger rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Niger currently reports 144,384 one-year-olds against 133,706 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10,678 one-year-olds.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 291,280 one-year-olds | 71,816 one-year-olds | 219,464 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 1990s | 310,678 one-year-olds | 63,024 one-year-olds | 247,654 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 2000s | 285,733 one-year-olds | 73,811 one-year-olds | 211,922 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 2010s | 207,384 one-year-olds | 114,769 one-year-olds | 92,615 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 2020s | 158,200 one-year-olds | 146,875 one-year-olds | 11,324 one-year-olds | Niger |
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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Niger, at 144,384 one-year-olds against 133,706 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 10,678 one-year-olds, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Niger ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th 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.