Barbados vs Bulgaria: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Barbados
94.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria
94.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
63rd
Bulgaria rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Barbados
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Barbados ranks 63rd and Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.4% | 98.9% | 24.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 95.1% | 5.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 95.0% | 5.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.7% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 91.4% | 4.6% | Bulgaria |
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, Barbados or Bulgaria?
- Barbados, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Barbados ranks 63rd and Bulgaria 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.