Malta vs Saudi Arabia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Malta
97.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
97.0%
in 2024
Malta rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Malta
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 77.7% | 4.7% | Malta |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 93.1% | 5.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 96.2% | 9.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 97.6% | 2.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.6% | 1.4% | Malta |
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, Malta or Saudi Arabia?
- Malta, 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 Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Malta 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.