Australia vs Barbados: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Australia
94.0%
in 2024
Barbados
94.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
63rd
Barbados rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Australia currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Australia ranks 63rd and Barbados ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Barbados in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.0% | 74.4% | 4.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 89.5% | 8.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 89.5% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.5% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 86.8% | 7.6% | Australia |
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, Australia or Barbados?
- Australia, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Australia and Barbados?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Australia ranks 63rd and Barbados ranks 63rd 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.