Nigeria vs Somalia: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Nigeria
57.0%
in 2024
Somalia
64.0%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
182nd
Somalia rank
179th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 64.0% against 57.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 27.8% | 4.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 32.2% | 10.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 35.1% | 5.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 61.2% | 5.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 64.0% against 57.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 7.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Nigeria ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 179th 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.