Which has higher immunization, bcg, Bulgaria or Republic of Korea?

Bulgaria, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of 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.

Bulgaria vs Republic of Korea: Immunization, BCG

Bulgaria

97.0%

in 2024

Republic of Korea

97.0%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

51st

Republic of Korea rank

51st

Immunization, BCG over time

Bulgaria
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 51st of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	99.0%	50.3%	48.7%	Bulgaria
1990s	98.5%	83.8%	14.7%	Bulgaria
2000s	98.0%	90.6%	7.4%	Bulgaria
2010s	96.7%	98.1%	1.4%	Republic of Korea
2020s	96.8%	97.8%	1.0%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, bcg, Bulgaria or Republic of Korea?: Bulgaria, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Korea rank globally for immunization, bcg?: Bulgaria ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 51st 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: 03 September 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.