Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Nepal
97.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
97.0%
in 2024
Nepal rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 69.8% | 48.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 91.4% | 35.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 98.0% | 17.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 99.0% | 8.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 97.2% | 6.8% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Nepal, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Nepal ranks 30th and Sri Lanka 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.