Costa Rica vs High income: Immunization, Pol3

Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2024
High income
93.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
High income rank
3rd

Immunization, Pol3 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • High income
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.0% against 93.6% in High income, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and High income ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and High income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica High income Difference Ahead
1980s 87.1% 81.1% 6.0% Costa Rica
1990s 88.9% 89.6% 0.7% High income
2000s 88.2% 94.4% 6.2% High income
2010s 92.6% 94.8% 2.2% High income
2020s 96.4% 93.8% 2.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, Costa Rica or High income?
Costa Rica, at 99.0% against 93.6% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Costa Rica and High income?
5.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and High income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and High income rank globally for immunization, pol3?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and High income ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Unit
% of one-year-old children
Source
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 9,949 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.