Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Mauritania
85.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
85.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
128th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
128th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 128th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 56.9% | 37.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 74.5% | 34.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 95.2% | 23.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 95.9% | 24.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 89.2% | 6.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mauritania, at 85.0% against 85.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Mauritania ranks 128th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th 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.