Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Kenya
85.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
85.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
128th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
128th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Kenya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 128th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.5% | 61.3% | 12.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 74.5% | 11.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 95.2% | 16.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 95.9% | 8.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.2% | 1.8% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Kenya, at 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Kenya ranks 128th and Sao Tome and Principe 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.