Syria vs Venezuela: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Syria
162,231 one-year-olds
in 2023
Venezuela
157,464 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syria rank
30th
Venezuela rank
31st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Syria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Syria currently reports 162,231 one-year-olds against 157,464 one-year-olds in Venezuela, a difference of 4,767 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 30th and Venezuela ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 234,327 one-year-olds | 151,404 one-year-olds | 82,923 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 1990s | 53,355 one-year-olds | 142,665 one-year-olds | 89,310 one-year-olds | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 86,704 one-year-olds | 119,918 one-year-olds | 33,214 one-year-olds | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 182,005 one-year-olds | 137,830 one-year-olds | 44,176 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 2020s | 163,795 one-year-olds | 192,260 one-year-olds | 28,465 one-year-olds | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Syria, at 162,231 one-year-olds against 157,464 one-year-olds in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Syria and Venezuela?
- 4,767 one-year-olds, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Venezuela?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Venezuela rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Syria ranks 30th and Venezuela ranks 31st 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.