Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Ghana
91.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
91.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
88th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 91.0% against 91.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 61.0% | 17.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 62.4% | 23.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.6% | 4.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 90.6% | 1.8% | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at 91.0% against 91.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Ghana ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 88th 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.
Individual pages
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.