Cape Verde vs Italy: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Cape Verde
94.0%
in 2024
Italy
94.0%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
63rd
Italy rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Cape Verde
- Italy
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Italy ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.4% | 86.9% | 26.4% | Italy |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 97.4% | 9.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 96.6% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.4% | 0.4% | Italy |
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, Cape Verde or Italy?
- Cape Verde, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Cape Verde and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Italy?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Italy rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd and Italy 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.