Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Papua New Guinea
42.0%
in 2024
Yemen
42.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Yemen rank
191st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.0% against 42.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 15.5% | 21.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 53.8% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 73.5% | 12.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 65.7% | 15.3% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 51.8% | 11.2% | Yemen |
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, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 42.0% against 42.0% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 191st 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.