Which has higher immunization, measles, Greece or United States?

United States, at 92.0% against 91.0% in Greece as of 2024.

What is the difference in immunization, measles between Greece and United States?

1.0%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Greece vs United States: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Greece

91.0%

in 2024

United States

92.0%

in 2024

Greece rank

87th

United States rank

84th

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) over time

Greece
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 92.0% against 91.0% in Greece, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.

Greece ranks 87th and United States ranks 84th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	71.7%	94.3%	22.7%	United States
1990s	78.9%	88.7%	9.8%	United States
2000s	95.2%	91.7%	3.5%	Greece
2010s	97.8%	91.6%	6.2%	Greece
2020s	94.0%	91.8%	2.2%	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, measles, Greece or United States?: United States, at 92.0% against 91.0% in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, measles between Greece and United States?: 1.0%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Greece and United States rank globally for immunization, measles?: Greece ranks 87th and United States ranks 84th 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: 29 October 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.