Costa Rica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,679 one-year-olds against 3,420 one-year-olds in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 259 one-year-olds.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,436 one-year-olds | 214,469 one-year-olds | 201,033 one-year-olds | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 8,172 one-year-olds | 110,313 one-year-olds | 102,141 one-year-olds | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 9,431 one-year-olds | 20,864 one-year-olds | 11,434 one-year-olds | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 6,183 one-year-olds | 4,003 one-year-olds | 2,180 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4,751 one-year-olds | 3,434 one-year-olds | 1,318 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Costa Rica, at 3,679 one-year-olds against 3,420 one-year-olds in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 259 one-year-olds, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th 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.