Sudan vs Yemen: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Sudan
40.0%
in 2024
Yemen
42.0%
in 2024
Sudan rank
193rd
Yemen rank
191st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.0% against 40.0% in Sudan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Sudan ranks 193rd and Yemen ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 53.8% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 73.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 65.7% | 27.2% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 51.8% | 18.8% | Sudan |
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, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 42.0% against 40.0% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Sudan and Yemen?
- 2.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Sudan ranks 193rd 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.