Australia vs Spain: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus
Australia
83.0%
in 2024
Spain
85.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Spain rank
11th
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 85.0% against 83.0% in Australia, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Spain ranks 11th of 74 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.1% | 4.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 82.4% | 0.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 85.0% against 83.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus between Australia and Spain?
- 2.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Australia ranks 12th and Spain ranks 11th of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.