Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Costa Rica
3,679 one-year-olds
in 2023
Switzerland
4,303 one-year-olds
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
126th
Switzerland rank
124th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4,303 one-year-olds against 3,679 one-year-olds in Costa Rica, a difference of 624 one-year-olds.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 124th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,846 one-year-olds | 18,717 one-year-olds | 9,872 one-year-olds | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 8,172 one-year-olds | 13,683 one-year-olds | 5,511 one-year-olds | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9,431 one-year-olds | 10,717 one-year-olds | 1,287 one-year-olds | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6,183 one-year-olds | 5,172 one-year-olds | 1,012 one-year-olds | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4,751 one-year-olds | 3,678 one-year-olds | 1,073 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4,303 one-year-olds against 3,679 one-year-olds in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 624 one-year-olds, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 124th 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.