Malaysia vs Thailand: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Malaysia
93.0%
in 2024
Thailand
93.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
76th
Thailand rank
76th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 93.0% against 93.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 76th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.9% | 55.3% | 9.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 92.6% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 97.9% | 1.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 98.6% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 93.8% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 93.0% against 93.0% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Malaysia ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 76th 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.