Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Bhutan
99.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 87.1% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 88.9% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 88.2% | 5.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 92.6% | 3.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.4% | 1.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Bhutan, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st 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 Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.