Kenya vs Samoa: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Kenya
85.0%
in 2024
Samoa
85.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
128th
Samoa rank
128th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 85.0% against 85.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.5% | 88.5% | 15.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 92.7% | 6.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 71.0% | 7.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 72.1% | 15.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 82.8% | 8.2% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 85.0% against 85.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Kenya ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 128th 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.