North Korea vs Portugal: Vaccination coverage
North Korea
99.0%
in 2024
Portugal
99.0%
in 2024
North Korea rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Vaccination coverage over time
- North Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
North Korea ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 95.6% | 11.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 97.8% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 99.0% | 0.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vaccination coverage, North Korea or Portugal?
- North Korea, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination coverage between North Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Portugal rank globally for vaccination coverage?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Vaccination coverage. 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 three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.