Barbados vs Botswana: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus
Barbados
7.0%
in 2024
Botswana
16.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
71st
Botswana rank
68th
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus over time
- Barbados
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16.0% against 7.0% in Barbados, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Botswana ahead.
Barbados ranks 71st and Botswana ranks 68th of 74 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 76.5% | 57.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 42.6% | 23.6% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus, Barbados or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 16.0% against 7.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus between Barbados and Botswana?
- 9.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Botswana?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Botswana rank globally for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Barbados ranks 71st and Botswana ranks 68th 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.