Colombia vs Japan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Colombia
49,693 one-year-olds
in 2023
Japan
48,037 one-year-olds
in 2023
Colombia rank
55th
Japan rank
57th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Colombia
- Japan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 49,693 one-year-olds against 48,037 one-year-olds in Japan, a difference of 1,656 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 55th and Japan ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 414,145 one-year-olds | 411,167 one-year-olds | 2,978 one-year-olds | Colombia |
| 1990s | 142,736 one-year-olds | 197,573 one-year-olds | 54,837 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 2000s | 58,255 one-year-olds | 35,977 one-year-olds | 22,278 one-year-olds | Colombia |
| 2010s | 55,707 one-year-olds | 41,869 one-year-olds | 13,838 one-year-olds | Colombia |
| 2020s | 76,340 one-year-olds | 31,227 one-year-olds | 45,112 one-year-olds | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Japan?
- Colombia, at 49,693 one-year-olds against 48,037 one-year-olds in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Colombia and Japan?
- 1,656 one-year-olds, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Colombia ranks 55th and Japan ranks 57th 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.