What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Republic of Korea and Uruguay?

0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Uruguay?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Republic of Korea vs Uruguay: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles

Republic of Korea

97.0%

in 2024

Uruguay

97.0%

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

33rd

Uruguay rank

33rd

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time

Republic of Korea
Uruguay

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	53.3%	67.1%	13.8%	Uruguay
1990s	90.5%	93.2%	2.7%	Uruguay
2000s	95.8%	94.2%	1.6%	Republic of Korea
2010s	98.3%	95.8%	2.5%	Republic of Korea
2020s	97.4%	95.4%	2.0%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Republic of Korea or Uruguay?: Republic of Korea, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Republic of Korea and Uruguay?: 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Uruguay?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Uruguay rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?: Republic of Korea ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Unit: %
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 7,974 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.