South Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Immunization, Pol3

South Korea
97.0%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
78.3%
in 2024
South Korea rank
29th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

Immunization, Pol3 over time

  • South Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 97.0% against 78.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.7%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 29th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 193 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 80.2% 63.4% 16.8% South Korea
1990s 84.5% 81.2% 3.3% South Korea
2000s 95.3% 92.7% 2.6% South Korea
2010s 97.9% 88.3% 9.6% South Korea
2020s 97.4% 77.2% 20.2% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, South Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
South Korea, at 97.0% against 78.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
18.7%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for immunization, pol3?
South Korea ranks 29th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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.