Nigeria vs Yemen: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles
Nigeria
35.0%
in 2024
Yemen
40.0%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
177th
Yemen rank
175th
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 40.0% against 35.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 177th and Yemen ranks 175th of 179 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 38.0% | 29.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 39.6% | 5.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children fully vaccinated against measles, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 40.0% against 35.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children fully vaccinated against measles between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 5.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Nigeria ranks 177th and Yemen ranks 175th 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.