Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Sri Lanka
3,246 one-year-olds
in 2023
Suriname
2,993 one-year-olds
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Suriname rank
129th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3,246 one-year-olds against 2,993 one-year-olds in Suriname, a difference of 253 one-year-olds.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 123,540 one-year-olds | 3,888 one-year-olds | 119,652 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 28,405 one-year-olds | 2,284 one-year-olds | 26,122 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7,218 one-year-olds | 2,382 one-year-olds | 4,835 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3,525 one-year-olds | 2,497 one-year-olds | 1,027 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9,073 one-year-olds | 3,386 one-year-olds | 5,687 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Sri Lanka, at 3,246 one-year-olds against 2,993 one-year-olds in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 253 one-year-olds, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 129th 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.