Marshall Islands vs Timor-Leste: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Marshall Islands
84.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
83.0%
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
134th
Timor-Leste rank
136th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Marshall Islands
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 84.0% against 83.0% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 134th and Timor-Leste ranks 136th of 194 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 61.8% | 25.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 78.2% | 2.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 1.2% | Marshall Islands |
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, Marshall Islands or Timor-Leste?
- Marshall Islands, at 84.0% against 83.0% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?
- 1.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Marshall Islands ranks 134th and Timor-Leste ranks 136th 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.