Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
97.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
97.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
30th
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 69.3% | 60.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 91.3% | 16.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 98.1% | 7.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 99.0% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.2% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 30th 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 Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.