Latvia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Latvia
97.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
97.0%
in 2024
Latvia rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Latvia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.2% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 97.6% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 0.0% | — |
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, Latvia or Saudi Arabia?
- Latvia, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Latvia ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia 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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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.