Palau vs Singapore: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Palau
97.0%
in 2024
Singapore
97.0%
in 2024
Palau rank
30th
Singapore rank
30th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Palau
- Singapore
How they compare
Palau currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.7% | 91.7% | 7.0% | Palau |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 94.1% | 3.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 96.0% | 4.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 96.4% | 3.6% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 97.6% | 1.8% | Singapore |
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, Palau or Singapore?
- Palau, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Palau and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Singapore?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Singapore rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Palau ranks 30th and Singapore 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.