Cuba vs Tonga: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Cuba
99.0%
in 2024
Tonga
99.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Cuba
- Tonga
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.6% | 66.6% | 27.0% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 94.9% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 97.2% | 1.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.9% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 99.0% | 0.6% | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Cuba, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Cuba and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Tonga rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Tonga 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.