Japan vs North Korea: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty
Japan
99.0%
in 2024
North Korea
99.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Japan
- North Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.3% | 65.8% | 14.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 69.6% | 13.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 76.7% | 19.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.2% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.6% | 0.4% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty, Japan or North Korea?
- Japan, at 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty between Japan and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Japan ranks 1st and North Korea 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 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.