Japan vs Qatar: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Japan
98.0%
in 2024
Qatar
98.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Qatar rank
19th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.0% against 98.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.6% | 65.4% | 29.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 89.9% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 95.4% | 0.8% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.4% | 1.6% | Japan |
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, Japan or Qatar?
- Japan, at 98.0% against 98.0% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Japan ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 19th 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.