Ghana vs Japan: Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations

Ghana
861,369 people
in 2023
Japan
769,927 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
36th
Japan rank
38th

Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations over time

  • Ghana
  • Japan
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M198020012023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 861,369 people against 769,927 people in Japan, a difference of 91,442 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Japan ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 535,103 people 1.42 million people 885,567 people Japan
1990s 604,592 people 1.18 million people 575,710 people Japan
2000s 719,085 people 1.13 million people 407,421 people Japan
2010s 838,226 people 994,885 people 156,660 people Japan
2020s 854,265 people 811,300 people 42,965 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations, Ghana or Japan?
Ghana, at 861,369 people against 769,927 people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations between Ghana and Japan?
91,442 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations?
Ghana ranks 36th and Japan ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 10,384 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people at birth.