Which has higher immunization, bcg, Bangladesh or North Korea?

Bangladesh, at 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs North Korea: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children)

Bangladesh

99.0%

in 2024

North Korea

99.0%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

1st

North Korea rank

1st

Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) over time

Bangladesh
North Korea

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.1%	63.8%	51.7%	North Korea
1990s	90.8%	84.7%	6.1%	Bangladesh
2000s	96.3%	92.0%	4.3%	Bangladesh
2010s	98.8%	97.4%	1.4%	Bangladesh
2020s	99.0%	98.2%	0.8%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, bcg, Bangladesh or North Korea?: Bangladesh, at 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Bangladesh and North Korea?: 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for immunization, bcg?: Bangladesh ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children)
Unit: % of one-year-old children
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 8,092 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.