Bangladesh vs Egypt: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Bangladesh
97.0%
in 2024
Egypt
97.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
30th
Egypt rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 79.2% | 70.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 90.9% | 15.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 97.7% | 7.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.9% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.2% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and Egypt 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.