Greece vs Sweden: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Greece
95.0%
in 2024
Sweden
95.0%
in 2024
Greece rank
55th
Sweden rank
55th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 95.0% against 95.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.0% | 98.3% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 99.0% | 6.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 98.5% | 3.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.8% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.6% | 2.0% | Greece |
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, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 95.0% against 95.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Greece ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 55th 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.