Which has higher immunization, measles, Burundi or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 87.0% against 86.0% in Burundi as of 2024.

What is the difference in immunization, measles between Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe?

1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (WHO), published as Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Immunization, measles

Burundi

86.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

87.0%

in 2024

Burundi rank

121st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

119th

Immunization, measles over time

Burundi
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 87.0% against 86.0% in Burundi, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 121st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	45.9%	46.8%	0.9%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	70.2%	63.6%	6.6%	Burundi
2000s	81.6%	84.9%	3.3%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	92.6%	92.4%	0.2%	Burundi
2020s	88.2%	83.8%	4.4%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, measles, Burundi or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 87.0% against 86.0% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, measles between Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for immunization, measles?: Burundi ranks 121st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (WHO), published as Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)
Unit: % of children ages 12-23 months
Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 10,001 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.