Belarus vs Japan: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Belarus
98.0%
in 2024
Japan
98.0%
in 2024
Belarus rank
19th
Japan rank
19th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 98.0% against 98.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Belarus ranks 19th and Japan ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.9% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 94.6% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 98.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
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, Belarus or Japan?
- Belarus, at 98.0% against 98.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Belarus and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Belarus ranks 19th and Japan ranks 19th 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.