Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe
Nigeria
35.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
26.0%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 35.0% against 26.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 179 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 20.0% | 11.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 27.8% | 6.2% | Nigeria |
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, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 35.0% against 26.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 9.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Nigeria ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th 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.