Japan vs Rwanda: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Japan
98.0%
in 2024
Rwanda
98.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Rwanda rank
19th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Japan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.0% against 98.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.6% | 60.6% | 34.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 77.5% | 17.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 91.8% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.1% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 93.6% | 4.4% | 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 Rwanda?
- Japan, at 98.0% against 98.0% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Japan and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Rwanda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Rwanda rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Japan ranks 19th and Rwanda 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.