Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine
Papua New Guinea
44.0%
in 2024
Yemen
41.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Yemen rank
192nd
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 44.0% against 41.0% in Yemen, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 192nd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 20.9% | 12.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.4% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 68.5% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 61.5% | 6.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 48.6% | 5.4% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children vaccinated, by vaccine, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 44.0% against 41.0% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children vaccinated, by vaccine between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 3.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 192nd 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.