Barbados vs Cape Verde: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Barbados
94.0%
in 2024
Cape Verde
94.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
63rd
Cape Verde rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 63rd and Cape Verde ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.4% | 60.4% | 15.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 88.4% | 1.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 94.8% | 5.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 95.0% | 2.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 94.0% | 7.2% | Cape Verde |
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 Cape Verde?
- Barbados, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Barbados ranks 63rd and Cape Verde 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.