Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Portugal
99.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
99.0%
in 2024
Portugal rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 45.3% | 30.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 87.0% | 7.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 98.3% | 4.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 99.0% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 0.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
- Portugal, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.