Belgium vs Bulgaria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Belgium
4,684 one-year-olds
in 2023
Bulgaria
4,925 one-year-olds
in 2023
Belgium rank
122nd
Bulgaria rank
120th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4,925 one-year-olds against 4,684 one-year-olds in Belgium, a difference of 241 one-year-olds.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 122nd and Bulgaria ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37,095 one-year-olds | 2,857 one-year-olds | 34,238 one-year-olds | Belgium |
| 1990s | 26,054 one-year-olds | 4,640 one-year-olds | 21,414 one-year-olds | Belgium |
| 2000s | 15,059 one-year-olds | 3,937 one-year-olds | 11,122 one-year-olds | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5,309 one-year-olds | 4,042 one-year-olds | 1,267 one-year-olds | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4,700 one-year-olds | 6,094 one-year-olds | 1,393 one-year-olds | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 4,925 one-year-olds against 4,684 one-year-olds in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 241 one-year-olds, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Belgium ranks 122nd and Bulgaria ranks 120th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.