Afghanistan vs Ecuador: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Afghanistan
59.0%
in 2024
Ecuador
59.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
183rd
Ecuador rank
183rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 59.0% against 59.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ecuador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Ecuador ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 44.2% | 27.8% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 78.8% | 55.9% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 90.9% | 41.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 84.5% | 19.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 62.2% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Afghanistan, at 59.0% against 59.0% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Ecuador ranks 183rd 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 Share of one-year-olds who are 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.