Gambia vs Iraq: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe
Gambia
83.0%
in 2024
Iraq
82.0%
in 2024
Gambia rank
95th
Iraq rank
98th
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe over time
- Gambia
- Iraq
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 83.0% against 82.0% in Iraq, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Iraq ahead.
Gambia ranks 95th and Iraq ranks 98th of 179 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.2% | 74.5% | 7.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 87.8% | 21.8% | Iraq |
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, Gambia or Iraq?
- Gambia, at 83.0% against 82.0% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe between Gambia and Iraq?
- 1.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iraq?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Iraq rank globally for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Gambia ranks 95th and Iraq ranks 98th 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.