Kuwait vs Maldives: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Kuwait
99.0%
in 2024
Maldives
99.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.5% | 33.2% | 54.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 96.9% | 4.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.5% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 98.6% | 2.2% | Maldives |
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, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st 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.