Nauru vs Norway: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Nauru
97.0%
in 2024
Norway
97.0%
in 2024
Nauru rank
30th
Norway rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Nauru
- Norway
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Norway ahead.
Nauru ranks 30th and Norway ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.7% | 85.3% | 22.7% | Norway |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 91.7% | 30.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 92.5% | 13.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 94.9% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 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, Nauru or Norway?
- Nauru, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Nauru and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Norway?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Norway rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Nauru ranks 30th and Norway ranks 30th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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.