Which has higher immunization, pol3, Republic of Korea or Norway?

Republic of Korea, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Norway as of 2024.

What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Republic of Korea and Norway?

0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Norway: Immunization, Pol3

Republic of Korea

97.0%

in 2024

Norway

97.0%

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

29th

Norway rank

29th

Immunization, Pol3 over time

Republic of Korea
Norway

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Norway ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Norway ranks 29th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1980s	84.3%	86.0%	1.7%	Norway
1990s	84.5%	91.7%	7.2%	Norway
2000s	95.3%	92.5%	2.8%	Republic of Korea
2010s	97.9%	94.9%	3.0%	Republic of Korea
2020s	97.4%	96.8%	0.6%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, Republic of Korea or Norway?: Republic of Korea, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Republic of Korea and Norway?: 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Norway rank globally for immunization, pol3?: Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Norway ranks 29th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.