Pakistan vs Yemen: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Pakistan
901,502 one-year-olds
in 2023
Yemen
697,470 one-year-olds
in 2023
Pakistan rank
5th
Yemen rank
8th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Pakistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 901,502 one-year-olds against 697,470 one-year-olds in Yemen, a difference of 204,032 one-year-olds.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.70 million one-year-olds | 415,555 one-year-olds | 2.28 million one-year-olds | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.33 million one-year-olds | 311,870 one-year-olds | 2.02 million one-year-olds | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.12 million one-year-olds | 208,599 one-year-olds | 1.91 million one-year-olds | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.88 million one-year-olds | 351,214 one-year-olds | 1.53 million one-year-olds | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 998,390 one-year-olds | 570,987 one-year-olds | 427,403 one-year-olds | Pakistan |
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, Pakistan or Yemen?
- Pakistan, at 901,502 one-year-olds against 697,470 one-year-olds in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Pakistan and Yemen?
- 204,032 one-year-olds, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Yemen?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Pakistan ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 8th 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.