What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?

0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Republic of Korea vs Russian Federation: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio

Republic of Korea

97.0%

in 2024

Russian Federation

97.0%

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

30th

Russian Federation rank

30th

Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time

Republic of Korea
Russian Federation

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Russian Federation ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Russian Federation in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	86.5%	83.1%	3.4%	Republic of Korea
2000s	95.3%	97.6%	2.3%	Russian Federation
2010s	97.9%	97.0%	0.9%	Republic of Korea
2020s	97.4%	97.0%	0.4%	Republic of Korea

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, Republic of Korea or Russian Federation?: Republic of Korea, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?: 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?: Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Russian Federation ranks 30th 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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Indicator: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Unit: %
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 8,105 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.