Panama vs Viet Nam: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Panama
72.0%
in 2024
Viet Nam
73.0%
in 2024
Panama rank
162nd
Viet Nam rank
160th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Panama
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 73.0% against 72.0% in Panama, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 162nd and Viet Nam ranks 160th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.6% | 40.4% | 32.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 92.0% | 4.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 94.6% | 2.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 94.1% | 9.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 72.8% | 4.4% | Panama |
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, Panama or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 73.0% against 72.0% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Panama and Viet Nam?
- 1.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Viet Nam?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Viet Nam rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Panama ranks 162nd and Viet Nam ranks 160th 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.