Brazil vs Marshall Islands: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Brazil
82.0%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
84.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
137th
Marshall Islands rank
134th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Brazil
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 84.0% against 82.0% in Brazil, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 137th and Marshall Islands ranks 134th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.7% | 44.3% | 10.3% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 72.0% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 78.9% | 20.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 81.0% | 9.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 84.2% | 7.4% | Marshall Islands |
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, Brazil or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 84.0% against 82.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Brazil and Marshall Islands?
- 2.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Marshall Islands?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Marshall Islands rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Brazil ranks 137th and Marshall Islands ranks 134th 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.