Somalia vs Syria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Somalia
203,443 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syria
162,231 one-year-olds
in 2023
Somalia rank
27th
Syria rank
30th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 203,443 one-year-olds against 162,231 one-year-olds in Syria, a difference of 41,212 one-year-olds.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 27th and Syria ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 226,259 one-year-olds | 234,327 one-year-olds | 8,068 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 1990s | 226,829 one-year-olds | 53,355 one-year-olds | 173,474 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2000s | 279,040 one-year-olds | 86,704 one-year-olds | 192,336 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2010s | 271,087 one-year-olds | 182,005 one-year-olds | 89,082 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2020s | 236,124 one-year-olds | 163,795 one-year-olds | 72,328 one-year-olds | Somalia |
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, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 203,443 one-year-olds against 162,231 one-year-olds in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Somalia and Syria?
- 41,212 one-year-olds, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Somalia ranks 27th and Syria ranks 30th 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.