Norway vs Sweden: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus
Norway
91.0%
in 2024
Sweden
86.0%
in 2024
Norway rank
6th
Sweden rank
9th
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 91.0% against 86.0% in Sweden, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 74 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.7% | 76.3% | 8.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 84.0% | 6.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 91.0% against 86.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus between Norway and Sweden?
- 5.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Norway ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th 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.