Nepal vs Palau: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Nepal
97.0%
in 2024
Palau
97.0%
in 2024
Nepal rank
30th
Palau rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Nepal
- Palau
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Palau ahead.
Nepal ranks 30th and Palau ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 98.7% | 56.0% | Palau |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 90.9% | 34.7% | Palau |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 92.0% | 11.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 92.8% | 2.0% | Palau |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 95.8% | 5.4% | Palau |
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, Nepal or Palau?
- Nepal, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Nepal and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Palau?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Palau rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Nepal ranks 30th and Palau 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.