Nigeria vs Vanuatu: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Nigeria
57.0%
in 2024
Vanuatu
61.0%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
182nd
Vanuatu rank
180th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Nigeria
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 61.0% against 57.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Nigeria ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 32.7% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 63.4% | 20.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 58.2% | 17.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 79.5% | 30.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 65.8% | 10.2% | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 61.0% against 57.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Nigeria and Vanuatu?
- 4.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Vanuatu?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Vanuatu rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Nigeria ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 180th 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.