What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Samoa?

0.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Samoa?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Samoa: Immunization, BCG

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

99.0%

in 2024

Samoa

99.0%

in 2024

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

Immunization, BCG over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Samoa

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	62.4%	91.7%	29.3%	Samoa
1990s	84.7%	96.5%	11.8%	Samoa
2000s	92.0%	91.0%	1.0%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	97.4%	87.4%	10.0%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	98.2%	97.0%	1.2%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, bcg, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Samoa?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, bcg between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Samoa?: 0.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Samoa?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Samoa rank globally for immunization, bcg?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and Samoa 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: 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.