Maldives vs Tonga: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Maldives
99.0%
in 2024
Tonga
99.0%
in 2024
Maldives rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Maldives
- Tonga
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.0% | 59.3% | 8.3% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 91.5% | 4.1% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.1% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.5% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 99.0% | 0.8% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Maldives or Tonga?
- Maldives, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Maldives and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Tonga 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 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.