Colombia vs Costa Rica: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine
Colombia
93.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica
93.0%
in 2024
Colombia rank
76th
Costa Rica rank
76th
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 93.0% against 93.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.1% | 82.1% | 35.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 89.9% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 87.4% | 5.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.3% | 1.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 92.0% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children vaccinated, by vaccine, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 93.0% against 93.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children vaccinated, by vaccine between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Colombia ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 76th 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 children vaccinated, by vaccine. 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.