Egypt vs Palau: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Egypt
97.0%
in 2024
Palau
97.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Palau rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Egypt
- Palau
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Palau ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Palau ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.0% | 98.7% | 11.7% | Palau |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 92.0% | 5.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 92.8% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.8% | 0.4% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Palau?
- Egypt, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Egypt and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palau?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Palau rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Palau ranks 30th 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.