Australia vs Spain: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Australia
94.0%
in 2024
Spain
94.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
63rd
Spain rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.7% | 84.8% | 9.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 90.5% | 9.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 96.7% | 5.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 96.3% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.8% | 0.6% | 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 Spain?
- Australia, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Australia and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Australia ranks 63rd and Spain 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.