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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Republic of Korea?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Eritrea vs Republic of Korea: Immunization, BCG

Eritrea

97.0%

in 2024

Republic of Korea

97.0%

in 2024

Eritrea rank

51st

Republic of Korea rank

51st

Immunization, BCG over time

Eritrea
Republic of Korea

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74.3%	86.6%	12.3%	Republic of Korea
2000s	95.8%	90.6%	5.2%	Eritrea
2010s	96.9%	98.1%	1.2%	Republic of Korea
2020s	97.0%	97.8%	0.8%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, bcg, Eritrea or Republic of Korea?: Eritrea, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Eritrea and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Republic of Korea?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Republic of Korea rank globally for immunization, bcg?: Eritrea 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.