Syria vs Uganda: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Syria
162,231 one-year-olds
in 2023
Uganda
178,644 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syria rank
30th
Uganda rank
29th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Syria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 178,644 one-year-olds against 162,231 one-year-olds in Syria, a difference of 16,413 one-year-olds.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.
Syria ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 225,588 one-year-olds | 485,539 one-year-olds | 259,950 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 1990s | 53,355 one-year-olds | 399,894 one-year-olds | 346,540 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2000s | 86,704 one-year-olds | 420,931 one-year-olds | 334,227 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2010s | 182,005 one-year-olds | 221,203 one-year-olds | 39,198 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2020s | 163,795 one-year-olds | 165,606 one-year-olds | 1,810 one-year-olds | Uganda |
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, Syria or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 178,644 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 Syria and Uganda?
- 16,413 one-year-olds, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uganda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Uganda rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Syria ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 29th 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.