Sri Lanka vs Turkmenistan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Sri Lanka
3,246 one-year-olds
in 2023
Turkmenistan
3,183 one-year-olds
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Turkmenistan rank
128th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3,246 one-year-olds against 3,183 one-year-olds in Turkmenistan, a difference of 63 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Turkmenistan ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,194 one-year-olds | 4,834 one-year-olds | 19,360 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7,218 one-year-olds | 6,142 one-year-olds | 1,076 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3,525 one-year-olds | 2,716 one-year-olds | 808.16 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9,073 one-year-olds | 3,231 one-year-olds | 5,842 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 Turkmenistan?
- Sri Lanka, at 3,246 one-year-olds against 3,183 one-year-olds in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan?
- 63 one-year-olds, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Turkmenistan ranks 128th 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.