Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Samoa
85.0%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
85.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
128th
Solomon Islands rank
128th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 85.0% against 85.0% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 128th and Solomon Islands ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.2% | 41.4% | 38.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 75.4% | 17.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 88.3% | 17.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 86.4% | 14.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 86.2% | 3.4% | Solomon Islands |
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, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 85.0% against 85.0% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Samoa ranks 128th and Solomon Islands ranks 128th 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.