Tonga vs Turkey: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Tonga
99.0%
in 2024
Turkey
99.0%
in 2024
Tonga rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Tonga
- Turkey
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.
Tonga ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.6% | 66.0% | 0.6% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 77.9% | 17.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 87.3% | 9.9% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 0.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 1.0% | Tonga |
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, Tonga or Turkey?
- Tonga, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Tonga and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Turkey?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Turkey rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Tonga ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st 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.