Cuba vs Maldives: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Cuba
99.0%
in 2024
Maldives
99.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Cuba
- Maldives
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.6% | 33.2% | 60.4% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.9% | 0.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 97.7% | 0.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.6% | 0.2% | Maldives |
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, Cuba or Maldives?
- Cuba, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Cuba and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Maldives rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st 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.