Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Costa Rica
93.0%
in 2024
Mauritania
93.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Mauritania rank
76th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 93.0% against 93.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Mauritania ranks 76th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.6% | 41.0% | 43.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 53.7% | 36.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 66.6% | 20.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 73.5% | 17.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 85.2% | 6.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Costa Rica, at 93.0% against 93.0% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Mauritania ranks 76th 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.