Japan vs Portugal: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles
Japan
96.0%
in 2024
Portugal
96.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
26th
Portugal rank
26th
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 96.0% against 96.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 95.0% | 10.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 95.6% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 95.4% | 0.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children fully vaccinated against measles, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 96.0% against 96.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children fully vaccinated against measles between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Japan ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 26th of 179 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 children fully 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 children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.