Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Bahamas
86.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
87.0%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
123rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
121st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 87.0% against 86.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 123rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.2% | 49.5% | 26.8% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 63.6% | 26.6% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 84.9% | 6.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 92.4% | 2.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.8% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 87.0% against 86.0% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Bahamas ranks 123rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st 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 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.