Cuba vs North Korea: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine
Cuba
99.0%
in 2024
North Korea
99.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine over time
- Cuba
- North Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.9% | 42.4% | 35.5% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 74.0% | 23.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.5% | 2.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 99.0% | 0.2% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children vaccinated, by vaccine, Cuba or North Korea?
- Cuba, at 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children vaccinated, by vaccine between Cuba and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Cuba 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 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.