Which has higher immunization, bcg, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.0% against 79.0% in Gambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Immunization, BCG

Gambia

79.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

80.0%

in 2024

Gambia rank

133rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

132nd

Immunization, BCG over time

Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.0% against 79.0% in Gambia, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 132nd of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	95.6%	88.6%	7.0%	Gambia
1990s	98.3%	85.5%	12.8%	Gambia
2000s	97.7%	95.9%	1.8%	Gambia
2010s	94.6%	96.3%	1.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	80.8%	86.8%	6.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, bcg, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.0% against 79.0% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for immunization, bcg?: Gambia ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 132nd 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.