Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe
Costa Rica
87.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
87.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
82nd
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 87.0% against 87.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 179 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.0% | 76.0% | 15.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 79.6% | 0.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Costa Rica, at 87.0% against 87.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.