Albania vs China: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Albania
97.0%
in 2024
China
97.0%
in 2024
Albania rank
30th
China rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Albania
- China
How they compare
Albania currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 30th and China ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.8% | 83.8% | 10.0% | Albania |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 88.5% | 6.9% | Albania |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 90.5% | 7.2% | Albania |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 99.0% | 0.2% | China |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 98.2% | 0.6% | China |
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, Albania or China?
- Albania, at 97.0% against 97.0% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Albania and China?
- 0.0%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and China?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Albania and China rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Albania ranks 30th and China ranks 30th 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.