Which has higher vitamin a supplementation coverage rate, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 35.0% against 28.0% in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in vitamin a supplementation coverage rate between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

7.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate

Gambia

28.0%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

35.0%

in 2023

Gambia rank

42nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

41st

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate over time

Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 35.0% against 28.0% in Gambia, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Gambia ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46.5%	37.8%	8.8%	Gambia
2010s	48.4%	33.9%	14.5%	Gambia
2020s	27.8%	35.5%	7.8%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vitamin a supplementation coverage rate, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 35.0% against 28.0% in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in vitamin a supplementation coverage rate between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 7.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?: Gambia ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Unit: % of children ages 6-59 months
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 1,594 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate refers to the percentage of children ages 6-59 months old receiving two high-dose vitamin A supplements in a calendar year.